For me:

1. Scrap the video ref
2. No tries from bounced passes. Too often defences are disrupted by poor or misdirected passes that have gone to ground. Poor play shouldn't be rewarded IMO.
3. A fairly minor one but irritating none the less: when did it become obligatory to trail a couple of classes-worth of kids onto the field at every opportunity? I've no objection to kids playing, either pre-match or at half time, but just leading them out onto the pitch while holding their hands is cringeworthy at best and, depending on the player, sometimes out-and-out disturbing.

Reducing points for tries from kicks makes me believe that you have never played the game. The incredible skill it takes to kick a ball accurately under pressure of goal line defence is worthy of the 4 points, never mind some of the incredible finishes seen over the years by top class wingers. Catching a ball at full stretch, in the air battling with 90-100 kilo wingers is a tough ask, and the likes of Hall, Richards and Monaghan have had some great contests which add to the spectacle.

I think the 4 points are more than justified.

1. Increase the points scored for a try to 11
2. 8 interchanges but props cannot be subbed
3. Increase the length of the game to 90 minutes
4. Have a house music piano interlude instead of the hooter

No, no, no no and no.

Need to alter the ball stripping rule and put more emphasis on the ball carrier looking after the ball.
These days the "clever" ball carrier is releasing the ball when there is any kind of contact with the ball or forearm.
Perhaps it should be a knock on (or play on), unless there is foul play in the tackle ?

Joel's try in the grand final, one handed tip over Richards, re-gathered and grounded.........a lot more skill needed than a prop crashing through a tackle by a scrum half 1 meter from the line.........

I agree. It's a very grey area. My biggest concern is all this foul play in the tackle from defenders. The ball often comes out with quite some force and a knock on is given when clearly it's been stripped out. It's so difficult to enforce rules when there are 3 or 4 in the tackle all with their hands on the ball trying to prevent the offload. There was a cover photo on one of this years issues of League Express that illustrated it perfectly. My Dad said of it at the time ''what chance have you got if the ball becomes loose in tackles like that?''.

Ba-dum-bum-tish!

And I didn't think the OP could be topped.

Well seeing as we are havingg the new league structure. Can we change it back.

Well ok he's my thoughts on what I'd change

1.Bring back the shoulder charge.

2. Right a big one that means The NRL AND SL coming together and drawing up one set of common rules, discipline and marketing ideas.

3. With the introduction of the new league system, after the first round of games we then go into a month of international games, this to help the games appeal and also giving the teams time to sort out season tickets, and marketing for the second half of the season.
This mid season month consists of ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, FRANCE AND ITALY playing a 6 nations.
This is also where point 2 comes into play, the NRL shuts down for a month to play SOO, European based players are released to play 6N
The KIWIS, SAMOA, FIJI, TONGA, PNG AND COOK ISLANDS play 6 nations too and any remaing nations can set up a 6 way tournament USA, RUSSIA etc.

I'd have an end of season Europe, Polynesian and Oz tournament, with both 6N used as the selection process for Europe and Poly Isles with SOO the selection for Oz team.

Possibly add a 4th team REST OF THE WORLD, to help development and appeal.

All good suggestions. I would go for:

1. Away shirts should be outlawed. In the event of a colour clash, the team with the most attractive players (as determined by Nigel Wood) should be ordered to play topless under standard shirts vs skins rules.
2. Alter the referee's head cam so that it can deliver a short blast of intense light into the face of any penalised player that is complaining to the referee, hence blinding them temporarily. Then immediately restart the game with the heaviest member of the attacking team running directly at the blinded defender, whose teammates aren't allow to tackle the attacker.
3. Once the defensive line is broken, allow any person wearing the defending teams official replica jersey to enter the field of play to stop the attacking side.
4. Shoulder charges should be penalised.