AFL style slapping was never in league until the NRL banned the punch. Now we have all sorts of AFL style sly cheap rubbish going on. But Aunt May can't see that so she thinks the game is cleaner when in fact it is grubbier than ever.
Neutering rugby league won't save society. There's more violence on tv every night than what Gallen did in an Origin moment. Try watching an episode of Wentworth or even a 1960s Batman brawl.
And meanwhile UFC & MMA are cleaning up millions of dollars in tickets and sponsors.
Mums don't play rugby league so what she thinks isn't the biggest pressure on the NRL. Its the boys themselves that decide. If the boys don't have any interest in playing league what mum thinks won't even matter.