6-again rule sucks!!!

[NorfolkStreetKid]

I think the 6 again is great for the game, same for every team. Get off the player and stay square at marker.

[ccfc bondi]

I think the 6 again is great for the game, same for every team. Get off the player and stay square at marker.

Again, if they don't do it....GIVE A PENALTY! As is it stands they are given out way too much for nothing!

[stringaz]

Yea the fact that the sharks only gave away 1 restart over 80 minutes is laughable. I watch games and you see none for ages then all of of sudden there's an avalanche of them.

Last night the sharks would defend, then we're defending with the same ruck speed-boom-six again for them.

Any rule is a good rule to stop the strom wrestle, but the use of it against us is biased.

Especially if we jump early on the scoreboard too.

**** em, I hope Trent has got something primed in us to beat all and sundry again.

The finals are better but the calls against is in last year's GF were a disgrace, that tackle on keary by soliola was crap for one.

[The Skeez]

The rule was brought in to stop the jiu jitsu grapple and wrestle that ruined the spectacle of the game. And that mostly has gone with the referee given the discretion to award another six tackles to the attacking team.

What is needed in this billion dollar game is the referees to be more accountable. Whether it be the awarding of general penalties or ‘set restarts’ it would be beneficial for fans to know get a match report on why they are awarded as the speed of play doesn’t allow the refs to explain on the run.

or

Maybe a follow up call as to why. ‘Hands on the ball’ ‘not square’ etc when the refs scream six again

[The Lip]

It was brought in to eradicate teams intentionally giving away penalties to get their defensive line set. This was a big defensive advantage for the Roosters who topped the penalty stats every year...get a clue.

As for V'landys being great. No consultation with coaches and refs, no opportunity for teams to adapt tactically, no opportunity for players to adapt physically, just bang. The guy is a dictator and responsible for the worst injury toll in NRL history.

It was brought in to speed up the game rather than stopping - kicking for touch or goal and going again - it was brought in because continual stoppages in play = ugly union = unfortunately a dying game because it’s over officiated and has too many stoppages in play. It was brought in to combat the wrestle.

Peter Vlandys couldn’t say rugby league 6 months ago - he is not bringing in rules that he thinks makes the game better or favours any team over another - he has zero idea about that - that’s not his job - he is the administrator and he got the game up and running when all the other games were not and if he didn’t , not only Rugba league would have had a cancelled season but every other sport in the world. The guy was brave and said we can do it and made it happen and only after that was any other sport brave enough to follow suit.

maybe you should get the clue

[bondi paul]

I went to the game last night and thoroughly enjoyed it even though it was a game of two halves. The officiating by Cummins was so predictable. Sitili once again unheralded for his defensive role often involved in 3 of every 6 tackles. I look forward to when Cummins retires. It was noticeable on TV his coldness in congratulating Aubo unlike the touchy who was all smiles.

[MCMLXVI]

The power of ruling 6-agains should be totally removed from the referees. 6-agains should be on the market as part of the salary cap, perhaps at a price of around $4000 per 6-again. This will deliver the option for a team to purchase approximately ten 6-agains per match per season. That's about a million dollars a year for ten 6-agains per match. Nick will have the hard decision of keeping Jimmy Tabasco or investing instead in hundreds of 6-agains.

6-agains are the future of rugby league. 6-agains will eventually become eligible to receive the Clive Churchill medal, parliamentary privilege, and a partridge in a pear tree. When the NRL goes metric, the 6-again will become the 10-again, then the 100-again, then the 1000-again, then the 2000-again, and finally... the Roosters 2020 again!

Go Easts!

[Nathan Aboud]

It's a great rule, only if it is officiated properly....

Cummins didn't have a hold on it as it was clear the other night that he was cheating on us again. That's my worry going into the finals is having that asshole on his own officiating our games.

Robinson & the club need to put that request in right now that this moron is not appointed on our games in the finals.

[gragra]

Yet Cummins in last years grand final gave us a favourable decision in changing his incorrect decision which was beneficial to us! How so?....I do agree he normally over referees us and turns a blind eye to other teams indiscretions when playing us.....could betting on results explain it?

[elo]

The refs were officiating quite well when we first came back from the suspension, but you can tell they've been in video sessions headhunting players and targeting teams once again, we are predictably at the top of the list and getting smashed atm eventhough it's pretty clear we are one of the fresher teams around and want to play at a speed most others can't go with.

[barryd]

I think if they want to give 6 again for marker not being square, they have to enforce the walking off the mark to play the ball. It’s a tactic used by most teams and rarely pulled up. Very frustrating to watch.

[dice]

The refs were officiating quite well when we first came back from the suspension,

Many people are saying that or "if only officiated consistently". It misses the point as to why the refs stopped officiating it consistently. The rule is poorly thought out and resulted in feedback loops of teams being starved of possession, running out of energy, and giving away more 6-agains. The reality is players need to be a lot lighter and a lot fitter for this rule to be properly officiated.

The most idiotic rule change since handing the Tigers a premiership in 2005 when the NRL decided to reward instead of punish teams who surrender in tackles.

[OMR]

Yet Cummins in last years grand final gave us a favourable decision in changing his incorrect decision which was beneficial to us! How so?....I do agree he normally over referees us and turns a blind eye to other teams indiscretions when playing us.....could betting on results explain it?

originally he gave the wrong decision and only after he was told by the pocket ref of his errors that he reversed the decision, prior to that he was screwin us big time. So many decisions could’ve gone our way but somehow went to Canberra.

[gragra]

OMR you miss the point why did he reverse that incorrect decision when according to the rules he could've let it stand again to our detriment!

[OMR]

My point was he made so many 50-50 decisions in favour of Canberra but when corrected by pocket ref he felt he needed to change his decision because it was clearly called out, otherwise his well documented bias would’ve been much more obvious.