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Sent a letter Today to Todd Greenburg via daily Telegraph
(Unfortunately I missed him by 1 hour due to the length of time it took writing it).
Todd@dailytelegraph
Rule Changes and now the Bunker have changed the game and its interpretations and over the years the laws books have grown bigger and changed.
Now there is more to “police” and more penalties to be given.
Sometimes the penalty is too harsh for the crime, would you consider allowing the referees the option of using the differential penalty in cases like incorrect play the ball for example.
If the differential penalty meant just a changeover /or a reset of the tackle count occurred this would speed up the game, nit-pick penalties would become differentials.
Example Below
Scenerio:
Your side is attacking the opponents try line about 25 metres out, on the first tackle. The referee blows a penalty for an “incorrect play the ball” (Sometimes a 50/50 call due to the opposition not giving space to the player, playing the ball).
Current Penalty Implications:
*Loss of your 5 remaining tackles
*Opposition Kick for touch approximately 50 metres downfield, now putting them 25 metres from your try line.
*Opposition get 6 tackles
*Clock counts down another minute or so.
Refs are under pressure knowing if they blow a penalty it can change the game. Minor Penalties should have less an impact on the outcome of the game and the result determined by the better team instead. This may have the added benefit of reducing pressure on the referees and speeding up the game.
(Unfortunately I missed him by 1 hour due to the length of time it took writing it).
Todd@dailytelegraph
Rule Changes and now the Bunker have changed the game and its interpretations and over the years the laws books have grown bigger and changed.
Now there is more to “police” and more penalties to be given.
Sometimes the penalty is too harsh for the crime, would you consider allowing the referees the option of using the differential penalty in cases like incorrect play the ball for example.
If the differential penalty meant just a changeover /or a reset of the tackle count occurred this would speed up the game, nit-pick penalties would become differentials.
Example Below
Scenerio:
Your side is attacking the opponents try line about 25 metres out, on the first tackle. The referee blows a penalty for an “incorrect play the ball” (Sometimes a 50/50 call due to the opposition not giving space to the player, playing the ball).
Current Penalty Implications:
*Loss of your 5 remaining tackles
*Opposition Kick for touch approximately 50 metres downfield, now putting them 25 metres from your try line.
*Opposition get 6 tackles
*Clock counts down another minute or so.
Refs are under pressure knowing if they blow a penalty it can change the game. Minor Penalties should have less an impact on the outcome of the game and the result determined by the better team instead. This may have the added benefit of reducing pressure on the referees and speeding up the game.
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