Will we have "time outs" for coaching purposes?
Or will they be allowed to take conversions in front of the posts rather than where the try is scored?
Perhaps we could do away with the need to ground the ball, and just have two feet over the try line.
What about forming scrums in a straight line rather than as they are now?
Do away with the forward pass rule?

If it aint broke, don't fix it.

They've already started, before long there'll be 5 refs on the field and they'll chucking yellow flags around the place!

complete nonsense.

especially if you are not allowed to kick the ball - it will just lead to aimless throwing of the ball round with no-one wanting to take a tackle, inevitably leading to a mistake rather than a try.

a few questions:
- where does the play start - how far out? and in line with where the original try was scored, or under the sticks?
- is the "defending" team able to score during this period of play?
- can you go for a drop goal if a try doesnt look like it will happen?
- is the match clock still running while this play happens?

That would mean they'd have to recognise that rugby league exists outside of their own minds

I...kinda like it.
For an exhibition match..sod it, go for it, do your worst.
I'd like to have seen kicks included. On a one play defensive set you can cover the kick accurately 9/10

The NRL really are panicking about the game dying on its backside in Australia aren't they? First golden point, now this?

What a crock of poop.

I understand it's an attempt to make the game more exciting, but really it just looks like instead of a conversion you'll just get a bomb every time.
and what's to stop it being used to put a cricket score on teams?

Seriously, is this a joke? NRL is going down the NFL route more and more. Everything from this extra play initiative to splitting the game into quarters is making this fixture a complete farce.

I thought NRL attendances and viewing figures were at an all time high so why are Gallop et al messing around with the rules?

The horse bolted on that one a few years ago.

Another interesting factor is the amount of nationalities that will be on show. Whats that about? I thought it was Aboriginies v Convicts? Adam Blair is involved, how?

How?

Its is the NRL allstars team...

I'll let you do the rest

Personally I think its a poor inclusion, but hey worth a look at.

Dying in the backside?

The game is going well over there, there is no panick at all. I wish the same could be said for the health of RL in this country.

Its just an exhibihition match that will attract plenty of publicity, viewing numbers and sell 27k seats and is a good medium to try these ideas.
While I beleive the idea is poor and will be scrapped never to be raised again after this game, I wont bash the NRL for trying a few new ideas.

If it werent for experimentation and creation of new rules for the better of the game, we would still be watching the 15man code.

Tut, beat me to it.