The Stripping Rule

[Sir Chadley]

Presently this rule is a real farce and I reckon the refs guess most of the time.

Last night two back-to-back penalties led to the first Cowboys try, must admit I haven't seen them closely enough to see if they were warranted. But from reports I heard one was inconclusive and the other a loose carry.

To me, it should be open slather, if you're not good enough to hold on to the pill then bad luck you've lost it.

But if the NRL want a compromise what do people think of keeping one on one strips OK and extending it to two men in the tackle. If a third or fourth come in and strip it then give a penalty.

Easy to police or another nightmare?

Love to hear your thoughts.

 

[evertonshark]

I reckon if it were to become open slather you'd have every tackle 3 defenders just holding the ball carrier upright and a 4th player coming in simply trying to reef the ball out. It'd be more painful than the whole wrestle and slowing the play the ball down.

 

[WillyInBris]

Presently this rule is a real farce and I reckon the refs guess most of the time.

Last night two back-to-back penalties led to the first Cowboys try, must admit I haven't seen them closely enough to see if they were warranted. But from reports I heard one was inconclusive and the other a loose carry.

To me, it should be open slather, if you're not good enough to hold on to the pill then bad luck you've lost it.

But if the NRL want a compromise what do people think of keeping one on one strips OK and extending it to two men in the tackle. If a third or fourth come in and strip it then give a penalty.

Easy to police or another nightmare?

Love to hear your thoughts.

Wont work you will have two big boppers in in against a Barba, one roughs one strips will also bring more of a wrestle in and slow the game further I think.

 

[Gards]

Should only be done in the privacy of ones home &/or dungeon

 

[vicsharkfan]

The thing that irks me more is nearly every tackle there is opposition hands on the ball, but refs only call players out when it seems to suit...

 

[sharks2010]

The thing that irks me more is nearly every tackle there is opposition hands on the ball, but refs only call players out when it seems to suit...

the same as holding the player down. Such a grey area

 

[WillyInBris]

the same as holding the player down. Such a grey area

Yes this is my biggest complaint on the weakened the cowboys got away with set after set.

 

[Greg86]

Espically that peeling off part, you see the odd penslty for that but happens nearly every 3 or 4 man tackle.

 

[Sir Chadley]

Yes this is my biggest complaint on the weakened the cowboys got away with set after set.

Yes, I agree. But go on the Cowboys forum Stampede and read all their comments whinging how the refs were favouring us!
And of course there's the usual comments on peptides and being drug cheats.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

Yes, I agree. But go on the Cowboys forum Stampede and read all their comments whinging how the refs were favouring us!
And of course there's the usual comments on peptides and being drug cheats.

What do they think of Matty Wright? Haha

 

[Sir Chadley]

What do they think of Matty Wright? Haha

Some are OK with him but most think he's not much chop.

 

[snowman]

Yes, I agree. But go on the Cowboys forum Stampede and read all their comments whinging how the refs were favouring us!
And of course there's the usual comments on peptides and being drug cheats.

dont worry, i will be on there later

 

[sharks2010]

Yes this is my biggest complaint on the weakened the cowboys got away with set after set.

the refs just use it as a way to penalise teams. Some tackles the players are getting off quick yet get penalised and yet some times a team is laying on a player that seems like forever and yet it's no penalty.

I always hate getting a stack of early penalties as you feel like the square up will come

 

[snowman]

the stripping rule needs to be common sense, if it is a loose ball carry, call it a knock on
if they are trying to offload, call it a knock on

if its blatant, penalise it.

rugby league is a simple game yet the men in the middle complicate it

 

[DeathMoth]

I dunno if it would work but to me they could change it so it's penalised if it's either a two-handed or blatant deliberate effort to work the ball free in a 2 or more man tackle. Two-handed, it's obvious that he's playing the ball and not the man. Blatant effort would require the ref to see that he has a hand on the ball for a prolonged period, reefing at it to get it loose. I feel like that would eliminate some of the guess work because it would be bleeding obvious and everything else should be deemed a loose carry.

 

[IronShark]

I reckon if it were to become open slather you'd have every tackle 3 defenders just holding the ball carrier upright and a 4th player coming in simply trying to reef the ball out. It'd be more painful than the whole wrestle and slowing the play the ball down.

This is why the stripping rule was introduced. Coaches were drilling the players to keep the ball carrier on his feet and then strip the ball. Chris Anderson used to coach the Sharks to do it, the drill was called "Get a bit".
They would do it on the wrestling mat at the Sutherland PCYC, one player with a ball runs at three defenders and they have to get the ball off him before he can get to the ground.

In relation to the penalties on Saturday night, at least one of those was what I call a "momentum" penalty. That is when one team has all the momentum and the referees seem to be compelled to even the game up. It drives me insane.
The second half of that game was refereed completely towards the Cowboys, every 50/50 decision went their way.

The ruling after the "No Try" when Morgan clearly dropped the ball before he kicked it was the worst of the lot; How the hell did the Cowboys get the feed? I can't even begin to figure that one out.
It just seemed the easiest way to keep the Cowboys in the game without the massive blow-up that would have ensued if they had, incorrectly, ruled it a try.