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Message: [QUOTE="Anonymous person, post: 2474113, member: 2115"] the funny thing is that now that the NRL have actually clarified the new shoulder charge definition, there is a clear loophole. as long as you dont tuck your elbow in against your hip/body, its not a shoulder charge. players like GI make half of their big shoulder charges by swinging their arm/shoulder, not tucking it in, so itll be interesting to see what happens in that case. i guess they let his one go in the all stars match, so that could be an indicator that theyre fine with it. on the topic of the rules, the NRL released more of their "laws of the game" videos, and the grounding the ball for a try one stuck out: [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][B]"Grounding the Ball includes:[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][B]a. Placing the ball on the ground with hand or hands, wrist or forearm[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][B]b. Exerting a downward pressure on the ball in contact with the ground[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][B]c. Dropping on the ball and covering it with the front part of the body above the waist and below the neck." [/B]oh goody, we still get torso tries and forearm groundings! one good change is this though: "A player who has had possession or touches/touched the ball and knocks the ball forward must regain possession (catch, hold or grip) prior to the ball hitting the ground, another player, goal post or cross bar." they defined "regain possession", which they didnt do before, so now you actually have to gain control of the ball, not just touch it. another interesting one is in how defenders are allowed to get up out of a tackle: "f. Defenders ‘peeling off’ the player in possession^ [I]^ In a three man tackle the movement shall either be 2 defenders then 1 defender or 1 defender then 2 defenders but not one at a time.[/I]" so defenders are not allowed to get up 1 at a time. seems like a good rule in theory, but now defenders will have to coordinate how they get OFF a tackled player? pull the other one.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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