I predict this would be a good change. This is why I support it:

Kicks are made by attackers in most sets of tackles. Often, the kicker faces no contest as they kick because it is rarely in a defender’s interest to charge it down. A charge down attempt might leave gaps in the defensive line. If a defender reaches the kicker and charges the ball down, they need to gain possession of the ball otherwise the attacking team will have another set of tackles to use.

In the past, before limited tackles were introduced, if a player charged down the ball but was unable to take possession of it, the other team did not receive six uncontested play-the-balls as a team today will.

The charge down is already an exceptional rule in that it is not considered a deliberate knock on (penalty). This change would merely add a further exception. The change would encourage good defence and vary play.

Rugby league is the best sport to watch as it is and shows alot of skill and is really Fast paced compared to other sports. So why change the rule just because it looks like a bad/boring tatic. Leave it as it is but maybe bring back a less controlled restart on the 20?

What a ridiculous thread this is.

Getting a tap on the 20 is better for a defending team than having to deal with a high bomb and get put down a yard from your line. From that you get tired hard working drives to get out of your 20. At least by tapping on the 20 you have better territory and therefore more inclined to pass more.

What is suggested on this thread, is that if an attacking team is outside the 20 (which is on most occassions unless they have had a penalty in the set of 6), then they will need to just kick the ball into touch somewhere in the 20 but as safe as possible to not risk going dead. Then we have a scrum or hand over at that point instead, which might be only 10 yards from the line rather than 20. Yep I am sure the defending team is happier with that.

Seriously you can't make this rubbish up. What sort of game do you lot want.

Yes.Let's not get broken ribs, damaged kidneys or some such injury before an obvious and easily detectable aspect of foul play is stamped out.

When a player catches the ball on the full inside there own in goal they should have the option to call a "mark", resulting in a 20 metre restart, or to play on. Alot of the time there is broken field to run into when these kicks are taken and it could lead to some very exciting kick returning.

The problem with that is how do you call mark in a way which is clear to the referee and to the opposition. How are you supposed to defend against a runner when you dont know if he has called mark and is running to tap on the twenty or he hasnt called mark and is running in open field?