Quote: Egg Chasing "That could then lead to sides giving away penalties deliberately knowing they only give up 10 yards.'"
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Penalties dictate a game far too much than they should do currently, and when, where you get them influences the game far too much.
Bering in mind you could probably give a Penalty at 50% of the PTB's (Including Offside penalties) and only 10% of those occasions they are given the reward/penalty for receiving or giving one a way is far too great.
Nothing worse than defending 5 tackles in opposition 20 then last tackle a penalty is awarded often for no more than has gone on in 100 tackles before in the game and suddenly you defending 20mtrs from your own line.
It also leads to the player in possession pushing for penalties and in my opinion Milking of penalties far too much as the reward is so great.
I wasn't against the penalization more of players in possession over the last couple of years, but we seem to do it, then stop for 6 months before looking at it again. The ball carrier moving off the mark, throwing himself up and down on the floor, not rising to his feet before playing the ball, not playing the ball etc. are as much a reason why defenders try to slow it down as much as anything.