Quote: KaeruJim "I couldn’t see much evidence they’ve been applied mate. Night and day from last year, common sense may just have prevailed.
I was more bothered about the ref allowing Wire to lay on literally 5 seconds per ruck at times.'"
I heard a quote from someone in the media that so far in SL the number of tackles making contact with the head has gone from around 12% to 3%, albeit a small sample size so far. So perhaps they're being lenient in the reserves because the adjustments made to the rules in SL is already having the desired effect on reducing contact with the head.
I agree on the play the ball. I'd like to see if the PTB speed has increased, because it still looks a mess and is policed inconsistently