The Who
Journey Man
In my humble opinion . . .
General:
1. There is too much ‘downtime’ before the start of the first grade match. I don’t want to see the two sides warm up for 30 minutes. They should do this elsewhere, so we fans see the teams for the first time when they run onto the field (as was traditional). The break between matches (Toyota Cup and first grade) discourages fans from turning up to watch the earlier game/s.
2. Bring back Reserve grade. I loved watching all three grades. Now we can’t see our ‘reserve grade’ unless we are on the Sunshine Coast.
3. Enforce club colours on the away strip (in reverse, as Manly has). Why are the Broncos allowed to play in blue and white?
The rules:
1. Abolish video ref. It was introduced to make 100% accurate decisions. It doesn’t. We can understand refs making poor decisions, but can’t forgive bad video ref decisions. Video refs drag out the game needlessly (don’t forget that many of us are watching from a cold hill in winter!) Video refs can only rule on certain matters, leading to anomalies and frustration.
2. Adopt rugby’s short-arm penalties for every infringement other than foul play. This will encourage quick taps and dilute the impact of ‘soft’ penalties. It has revolutionized rugby as a spectacle.
3. Charge-down – no restart of tackles if regained by the kicking team. There should be a reward for charging down a kick
4. Reduce interchange to six. Why should semi-fit behemoths get away with 10-minute stints? RL is an endurance game.
5. Time-off when kicking for goal and when the ball is out of play – stops time wasting and the farce of rushing to a scrum when it suits
General:
1. There is too much ‘downtime’ before the start of the first grade match. I don’t want to see the two sides warm up for 30 minutes. They should do this elsewhere, so we fans see the teams for the first time when they run onto the field (as was traditional). The break between matches (Toyota Cup and first grade) discourages fans from turning up to watch the earlier game/s.
2. Bring back Reserve grade. I loved watching all three grades. Now we can’t see our ‘reserve grade’ unless we are on the Sunshine Coast.
3. Enforce club colours on the away strip (in reverse, as Manly has). Why are the Broncos allowed to play in blue and white?
The rules:
1. Abolish video ref. It was introduced to make 100% accurate decisions. It doesn’t. We can understand refs making poor decisions, but can’t forgive bad video ref decisions. Video refs drag out the game needlessly (don’t forget that many of us are watching from a cold hill in winter!) Video refs can only rule on certain matters, leading to anomalies and frustration.
2. Adopt rugby’s short-arm penalties for every infringement other than foul play. This will encourage quick taps and dilute the impact of ‘soft’ penalties. It has revolutionized rugby as a spectacle.
3. Charge-down – no restart of tackles if regained by the kicking team. There should be a reward for charging down a kick
4. Reduce interchange to six. Why should semi-fit behemoths get away with 10-minute stints? RL is an endurance game.
5. Time-off when kicking for goal and when the ball is out of play – stops time wasting and the farce of rushing to a scrum when it suits