Adam SutcliffeNRL Coaches Have Their Say
November 30th 2006 11:56
NRL Rule Interpretations - Coaches Conference
NRL Coaches Have Their Say
The annual NRL Coaches Meeting was held in Sydney yesterday, with the main focus point centred on the contentious ‘Golden Point’ ruling to decide drawn NRL fixtures.
Wests Tigers Coach Tim Sheens, was a vocal advocate of changing the golden point rule to a golden try decision, meaning that a team has to score a try in the allotted extra time period, in order to win the game.
Having watched his team lose two golden point matches this season through heartbreaking field goals, Sheens believes that the current golden point ruling is not in the spirit of the game.
“Any of the other suggestions were better than golden point, which is just a field-goal-a-thon," Sheens said.
"That is not in the spirit of the way we play the game.
"There's no doubt there's some support to change it.
Another ally for Sheen’s concept was North Queensland Cowboys Coach, Graham Murray, who believes the extra time period has turned into ‘field-goal-athon’.
"What golden point has done is virtually challenge all of you to try and kick a field goal," Murray said.
The general consensus between the coaches was to change the law to golden try, but in order for this, the submission must be endorsed by the 16 NRL Chief Executive Officers at their annual meeting, held later this month. If the submission is endorsed by the CEO’s than the NRL board will make the final decision on a change for the 2007 season.
Other contentious rules discussed by the coaches and senior NRL players, were the current obstruction laws, offside rulings, the stripping rule and the double movement rule. All of the above rules were debated and analysed, with the general consensus being to leave the rules as they are for next season.
The meeting was also an opportunity for NRL Referee’s boss to announce some news regarding referee appointments for season 2007. Finch has increased the number of fulltime referee’s to 14 for next year, with Video Referee Chairman Greg McCallum providing statistical evidence that suggests that season 2006 saw a reduction in foul play.
* Tim Sheens Photo and Greg McCallum courtesy of abc.net.au and news.bbc.co.uk.
Cheers,
StephenP
NRL Coaches Have Their Say
The annual NRL Coaches Meeting was held in Sydney yesterday, with the main focus point centred on the contentious ‘Golden Point’ ruling to decide drawn NRL fixtures.
Having watched his team lose two golden point matches this season through heartbreaking field goals, Sheens believes that the current golden point ruling is not in the spirit of the game.
“Any of the other suggestions were better than golden point, which is just a field-goal-a-thon," Sheens said.
"That is not in the spirit of the way we play the game.
"There's no doubt there's some support to change it.
Another ally for Sheen’s concept was North Queensland Cowboys Coach, Graham Murray, who believes the extra time period has turned into ‘field-goal-athon’.
"What golden point has done is virtually challenge all of you to try and kick a field goal," Murray said.
The general consensus between the coaches was to change the law to golden try, but in order for this, the submission must be endorsed by the 16 NRL Chief Executive Officers at their annual meeting, held later this month. If the submission is endorsed by the CEO’s than the NRL board will make the final decision on a change for the 2007 season.
Other contentious rules discussed by the coaches and senior NRL players, were the current obstruction laws, offside rulings, the stripping rule and the double movement rule. All of the above rules were debated and analysed, with the general consensus being to leave the rules as they are for next season.
* Tim Sheens Photo and Greg McCallum courtesy of abc.net.au and news.bbc.co.uk.
Cheers,
StephenP
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