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Message: [QUOTE="Jedhead, post: 3067134, member: 9518"] Great post, very articulate. The only problem is that much of what you write makes sense and that does not wash with the cabal that runs the NRL. It was tribal before the super league wars and it was only then that we got a glimpse of proper professional like structures. After the war ended it only took five or so years for the tribal cronies to once more gain a stranglehold of the game. I naively thought Beattie going down there would secure some semblance of even-handed order. How stupid was I. Our priorities should include expanding the game to Perth and Adelaide. Something has to be done to resolve the near xenophobic lopsidedness of the TV and cable commentary teams. They are 1st tier Sydney-centric followed closely by a bunch of Queensland sycophants (sorry Locky) who very rarely will defend the obvious bias that goes on against teams outside of Sydney (Storm excepted). Having ex-team players sit in the bunker to adjudicate on games featuring their team is clearly a conflict of interest and only adds to the disgruntled fans’ sense of their team not getting a fair go. Simplify the rules is mentioned in an ever more regular frequency. There are a few rules we can apply this to quite easily. Get rid of the double movement. If a player gets the ball over the line regardless if another player has a hand on him or his ball carrying arm has hit the ground, it’s a try. When contesting the bomb whoever comes down with it has possession. Forget about knock-ons or finger tip touches. When it’s in the air it’s fair play for all. The stripping rule can only apply if the player making the tackle strips the ball. As soon as other team mates get involved its not a one on one strip regardless if they drop off before the actual strip occurs. Kicks or bombs that go dead outside the 10m opposing line should still be 7 tackle re-starts but kicks inside the 10m should revert back to six tackle restarts. Players who plead injury for more than 30 seconds should be moved off the field and made to remain off the field for a further 5 minutes regardless whether they are fit to resume play. This might stop players time wasting to give their team a rest. Start marching players back 10m who come running up and getting into the ref’s face. The only player who should be able to question the ref at all should be the captain. A quick tap should also be that -a quick tap. So long as they run their own players onside before passing, I don’t see what the problem is. This will also ensure the opposition stop laying all over the ptb area. The wrestle – well I’m not sure how to rectify that short of kicking the Storm out of the comp. [/QUOTE]

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