Play the ball from touch - not in own 20

[bondi paul]

Rule changes are likely written into the NRL contract with broadcasters and the general public not privy to it.

[Johnny Brass]

How about we stop f*cking with the rules? The game was fast enough last year. I don't get the obsession with speeding up the game. Not everyone wants to see an avalanche of points every week. There's nothing wrong with a good tough ground-out contest. Our 4 - 0 win over Manly in the semi-finals was one of the best games of footy I've seen. Not enough value is placed on defense in our game by the rule makers.

I agree with you , I argued against the change in rules from a scrum when the ball is kicked into touch as it requires a skill that should be rewarded but vlandys is hellbent on getting rid of the dead time in the game when players would mill around at a scrum looking at the clock.
The same happens at drop outs with the kicker looking at the clock before kicking it.
I like the hard defensive games but vlandys is pushing towards a high speed offensive game and that's what we are going to get.