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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 3264680, member: 8988"] I suspect if you go back further in time, you will see the trend continue for the most part. I suspect every time the rules are changed to speed up the game there will be a corresponding divulgance in winning margins. Teams adjust and the margins come back some but always the overall numbers will be greater than before the rule changes. Obviously with a faster game, more points will be score and hence a greater margin. A more interesting statistic would be to see average change of teams leading during games. That to me would indicate a far more successful management of games and the competition. I suspect the NRL has known of this deficiency for a long time, hence the push to "even" penalty counts a few years ago.but this came unstuck under fan scrutiny. The beauty of the "6 again" is you influence game momentum without the same scrutiny. I sure hope we don't go the way of penalties a few years ago because all it really does is "throw glitter on a turd" and attempt to cover a far deeper problem. [/QUOTE]

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