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Message: [QUOTE="Locky’s Left Boot, post: 3124128, member: 9358"] They tried doing that already and then Round 4 2018 happened where they blew 35 penalties and mainstream and social media chucked a wobbly and Todd Greenburg bowed down to the masses before the crackdown was given a chance to run its course V’Landy’s was given a clear directive from the broadcasters that the game wasn’t as entertaining as it use to be. He at least got on the front foot and realised slowing down tactics and wrestling was the main contributor to the games being less entertaining. Just like how cricket does it’s best to ensure an even contest between bat and ball for an entertaining product, the league is striving to find a balance between defence and attack for the sakes of maximising viewers and I and many have felt in recent times that the balance has swayed way too far into the defence stakes. The result over the weekend was the ball was in play for an extra 4 minutes and we were seeing first hand the workings of attacks against a very fatigued defence which is what everyone assumed reducing the interchange further would achieve. The players are evolving all the time and getting fitter and fitter and I think these changes will make it so that balance remains right. I think the Cowboys Titans game was the beast refereed game I have seen in a very long time. The 6 again calls looked pretty obvious what they were for and as soon as Coen Hess and Mitch Dunn gave away a blatant penalty to slow the game down in an attacking situation they were immediately sent to the bin no questions asked. Like I have mentioned the system isn without its flaws but give it time and if everyone gets on board with it and the referees don’t abuse it, it will be a great change. Val Holmes and other players have already mentioned in interviews that it’s better now that one ref just runs and controls the game his way now without confusion and without arguing with the pocket ref all game. The biggest criticism I’ve heard against the 6 again rule is how the ref just seems to blow it whenever and half the time you don’t know what it’s for. And I will agree with that criticism and if the refs don’t abuse it and just give it when it is obvious and you can clearly see what it’s for, then it shouldn’t be an issue. It will eventually be tweaked but whoever mentioned maybe only allowing one 6 again per set before blowing a penalty isn’t a bad way to look at it in the future [/QUOTE]

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