www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/ ... -hkz6.html The Australian Rugby League Commission has today accepted a recommendation to outlaw the ‘shoulder charge’ from all competitions from 2013.

www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/ ... -hkz6.html The Australian Rugby League Commission has today accepted a recommendation to outlaw the ‘shoulder charge’ from all competitions from 2013.

Never!!! the game is becoming too sterile.....it will soon be too boring to watch, Too much structure and not enough flair now the want to take away the big hits from our big men...not a good move imo.

I don't have a problem with outlawing the shoulder charge, it can hardly be viewed as deskilling the game. At least it should remove what is now an uncertain and confusing element of the game. A defender should be looking t tackle his opponent, not simply make an attempt to stopping him by whatever means available.

Very disappointing, a part of our game that fans love.

Moa will be disappointed. I hope we leave it alone tbh.

Shoulder Charges open up the possibilities as to what can happen out there on a RL field, & is an aspect of the game which differentiates us from union.

A well-timed shoulder charge IS a skill IMO, that. A defender can change the flow of a game in an instant, force a knock-on, and knock the confidence out of the player they’ve hit whilst boosting their own team & fans.

I understand Cod’s point, as he’s looking at it from a referee’s perspective too, but as a spectator, I hope it stays in the game.

Agreed.
A perfectly timed one gets my juices flowing.

Hope not. A big well timed hit lifts the team and gets the crowd on their feet.

It's even better to see with ball in hand.

Ogre poetry.

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This is a rubbish decision. Nothing like a big shot to get everyone up, especially if the ball gets dislodged. Love the end of season NRL review and the bighits section, n half of them are shoulder charge shots. Been on oz sites and follow quite a few oz n kiwi players on Twitter and haven't seen a single comment in favour. In fact most players angry about it

ridiculous, lets sanatise the game like football and make it a non contact sport , whats next red tags hanging from shorts

Players safety?

agree very important, however its rugby league and not known to be the safest game on the planet!!!
the big shunts are one of the most exiting spectacles of our game and get almost everyone on their feet when it happens, remove the exitiement and you remove the fans simple as that.
also its an almost impossible issue to officiate as RU have found, we spend enough time with the VR as it is without legality of tackle stoppages

Just seen a stat from an rl writer -0.05% of tackles made were shoulder charges. 5% of them resulted in injuries. So 0.0025% of tackles resulted in injuries from shoulder charges. Soon head guards will be compulsory n shoulder pads and we'll be playing some hybrid game of gridiron union and with a bit of league thrown in!

Not happy with this decision at all, it's one of the most exciting aspects of the game. I saw this news while I was at the gym this morning and I'm sure I read that it will be brought in over here too?
Yes it'll stop wrong decisions but the game will become that bit more boring now.