Peet made a really good point though, that come the World Cup, are out players going to have become conditioned to pull out of tackles for fear of a yellow card, whereas the Southern Hemisphere are just flying in

Has there been any similar clampdown so far in the NRL?

Yes, there was a yellow in a game this morning they were all raging about. Late him, all sounds very familiar.

This. Well said

If you contact the ball you aren't late...simple as