6 Again Rule

[Thresher]

I was arguing for a 6 again rule on this forum a long time before they tried it in the nines.

At the time I thought I'd come up with a brilliant new idea, but it's so obvious that someone probably comes up with the idea every 5 minutes, either in the pub or at the hot bread shop.

 

[Sparkles]

There's your problem there mate - refs are afraid to send someone to the bin, so I'm worried it won't work.

Probably right mate... Maybe with so many refs now looking for a gig we'll see the refs step up to avoid being dropped!

 

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FINALLY , The RULES

SOURCE : nrl.com

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/15/sin-bin-risk-for-repeat-offenders-how-six-again-rule-will-work/

 

[BurgoShark]

All the discussion has been about what this rule will do when a team has the ball in the attacking half. What about the extra holding down we are going to see now on early tackles when a team is coming out of their own end?

Giving up a penalty kick to touch on tackle one when you have a team pinned in their own end is a huge piggy back. Giving up a six-again:. Not so much...

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

All the discussion has been about what this rule will do when a team has the ball in the attacking half. What about the extra holding down we are going to see now on early tackles when a team is coming out of their own end?

Giving up a penalty kick to touch on tackle one when you have a team pinned in their own end is a huge piggy back. Giving up a six-again:. Not so much...

Depends how you look at it. Teams do it cos they are struggling to get onside. If its 6 again its only gunna have the defence retreating more and put the momentum behind the attack. The kick for touch is handy but usually only gains 20-30 metres which isnt a huge advantage if momentum totally stops

 

[CHOGM]

All the discussion has been about what this rule will do when a team has the ball in the attacking half. What about the extra holding down we are going to see now on early tackles when a team is coming out of their own end?

Giving up a penalty kick to touch on tackle one when you have a team pinned in their own end is a huge piggy back. Giving up a six-again:. Not so much...

It’ll all come down to cumulative offences leading to a sin bin I would have thought.

IMO the wrestle combined with “stacks on” tackling is the single biggest threat to the watchability of the game. One thing I love about our team is we don’t engage in either that much. If dummy half running is a bigger threat with the new rule, could it lead to teams getting less players into the tackle, so they stay in the defensive line to defend that?

 

[CHOGM]

This rule could work well for a player like Kennedy too, exploiting tired forwards.

 

[snowman]

All the discussion has been about what this rule will do when a team has the ball in the attacking half. What about the extra holding down we are going to see now on early tackles when a team is coming out of their own end?

Giving up a penalty kick to touch on tackle one when you have a team pinned in their own end is a huge piggy back. Giving up a six-again:. Not so much...

It will come down to interpretation - refs can still give a penno

 

[bort]

I'd like to see the refs crack down more on a third dude coming into a clearly completed tackle on the ground and just pushing down on his own players back for a second or so - it's affecting the tackle after it is complete so it is effectively a flop
Then sometimes they pull at their team mates jersey a little bit to make it look like they are helping them up so that makes it okay apparently...

 

[Capital_Shark]

I'd like to see the refs crack down more on a third dude coming into a clearly completed tackle on the ground and just pushing down on his own players back for a second or so - it's affecting the tackle after it is complete so it is effectively a flop
Then sometimes they pull at their team mates jersey a little bit to make it look like they are helping them up so that makes it okay apparently...

Yep. And "held" should also mean "let go" not "ok now take him to ground". Any effort after the held call to do anything but release the ball carrier is bull****.

 

[Gumby]

This rule could work well for a player like Kennedy too, exploiting tired forwards.

I feel this is where having Connor Tracey on the bench is a must.

 

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100%

 

[Sparkles]

So the six again call isn't classified as a penalty? Sort of just like if an opposing player touched the ball and the attacking team regathers, the ref just waves his arm and says 'you're back to your first tackle my son'? And there's no stoppage in play? Sounds like a cluster****

 

[snowman]

So the six again call isn't classified as a penalty? Sort of just like if an opposing player touched the ball and the attacking team regathers, the ref just waves his arm and says 'you're back to your first tackle my son'? And there's no stoppage in play? Sounds like a cluster****

imagine how confused jack wighton will be when he see's the ref waving his arm.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

So the six again call isn't classified as a penalty? Sort of just like if an opposing player touched the ball and the attacking team regathers, the ref just waves his arm and says 'you're back to your first tackle my son'? And there's no stoppage in play? Sounds like a cluster****

Basically if the ref deems the player has been held down too long or theres been hands on the play the ball etc he will just reset the tackle count. it wont count for **** like crusher tackles or any foul play on the ground. Plus he can use his discretion on calling a penalty if he thinks its deliberate or if there is too many.

At the end of the day, field possession is 1 thing, but defending 15-20 tackles straight without a stoppage is gunna **** up defence no matter how you look at it. If anything i think keeping momentum rolling up field like this will be better than that stop play kick for touch only to find 20 metres gain

 

[Capital_Shark]

If anything i think keeping momentum rolling up field like this will be better than that stop play kick for touch only to find 20 metres gain

100% if you gotta defend 18 tackles you'd rather have 30sec breaks and time to reset D occasionally than 18 tackles back-to-back.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Is there a market for who will be the first player binned? I'll have some on Fifita.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

Is there a market for who will be the first player binned? I'll have some on Fifita.

Jack williams. Josh mcguire.

Maloney if he was still in the league.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Jack williams. Josh mcguire.

Maloney if he was still in the league.

Playing in the second game of the round, wouldn't be surprising.

 

[Sparkles]

imagine how confused jack wighton will be when he see's the ref waving his arm.

Jack will just run around waving his own arms in the air.

I like the idea. Keep the defence working, the ball in play more... it's just combine the average player with a single ref and there's a lot of stuff going on for everyone to think about when you're 5 out from the line and two points behind.