Quote: Robbo "Watched the match this morning and thought the whole powerplay thing was stupid and a waste of time. It's something I would not want to see in our game. Whats wrong with keeping it 13 against 13?? It may be meant to create more try's, but whats the point if those try's are coming of the back of a weakened defence rather than good attacking play? Silly idea which is something youd expect to see in american football, not in rugby league.
the wiping of the tackle count for ruck offences kept the game going and was good in that aspect... but as a viewer I found it impossible to know what infringement had been made, and I bet the players didn't know themselves half the time. It will all be down to interpretation by the refs which imo is what could ruin it. today i felt the indigenous team got penalised in this way constantly yet the nrl team seemed to get away with similar things but got away with it. I'm insure If I'd want to see it become a permanent thing. especially the way the refs interpret things in super league I just don't think it would work.
the 20/40 thing is fine by me really, pretty impartial to that rule change.'"
Haven't seen the game, but don't need to to argue about the powerplay gimmick. It's just not rugby league.
Wouldn't mind seeing the wiping of the tackle count in action to make a judgement on it because I think it may have some potential, and by the sound of it it has sped the game up. You bring up a good point though in people not knowing that an offence has occurred or what offence has occurred. Perhaps they'd need a certain signal or something to highlight during gameplay.