IM2 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 So here we go. I thought what could be a massive innovation for our game potentially change it for good. I had two. Drop 2 players and go to 11 aside. Like all field sports we are playing on the same size pitches since the start. Players are multiple times faster, fitter and much bigger than then. By definition space is much more limited. Taking 2 players off would open the game up massively. second one is allow one forward pass in each set of 6. You could sanction that it needs to travel a certain distance forward eg 10 metres. You could keep the offside rule or play with it to maybe limit it to a certain number of players. for me its radical but would be worth an experiment with both. I think it would make the game faster, open up defences and really make RL different from most ball sports. I dont think we should be scared of trying new things and also increasing the spectacle, the game has stayed the same for most of its life and doing something radical could give it a new lease of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 of Us Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 1. No. 23 players is unique and a selling point. There’s other ways of opening the game up, 2 refs, less subs etc that can be implemented without changing fundamentals if the game. Who do you lose. Wingers, centres? And RU will fill in where RL leaves. 2. No. It’s not NFL. And St Helens do it anyway. http://www.wiganstpats.org Producing Players Since 1910 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adelaide Tiger Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 My radical ideas are: 1. Prior to kick off both sets of forwards form a scrum and they have to remain locked together all the game. Each time one pack is pushed back into their own 20m the opposition gets 1 point. 2. Upon kick off the fullback has to remain behind the try line and can only join play after he has collected 20 mobile phone numbers from admirers of the opposite sex (or in these PC times from anyone who fancies him). One point from each phone number collected. 3 The wingers (see point 2) 4. The scrum half’s - a la Andy Gregory puffed out chest style - have to stand opposite each other and only using their chest have to try to push their opponent back into their own 20m to gain a point. 5. The posey Stand Offs are allowed to bring a mirror, hair gel and comb on to the pitch at any point. Whenever an infringement occurs the ref will judge which one of them is best groomed and 1 point awarded. 6. The left centre of each team will play each other at rocks, paper, scissors. 1point per win per game 7. The right centre of each team will have to drink pints of bovril. One point per pint supped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojx Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 hours ago, IM2 said: So here we go. I thought what could be a massive innovation for our game potentially change it for good. I had two. Drop 2 players and go to 11 aside. Like all field sports we are playing on the same size pitches since the start. Players are multiple times faster, fitter and much bigger than then. By definition space is much more limited. Taking 2 players off would open the game up massively. second one is allow one forward pass in each set of 6. You could sanction that it needs to travel a certain distance forward eg 10 metres. You could keep the offside rule or play with it to maybe limit it to a certain number of players. for me its radical but would be worth an experiment with both. I think it would make the game faster, open up defences and really make RL different from most ball sports. I dont think we should be scared of trying new things and also increasing the spectacle, the game has stayed the same for most of its life and doing something radical could give it a new lease of life. Good idea (except the forward pass), 11-aside would with modern professional players would be a closer game to the 13-aside games of 30 years ago. A greater fitness requirement will reduce the size of players and more importantly collisions, an issue that will need to be dealt with soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 It seems like an account has been hacked by southwalesrabbitoh, that's the only logical explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I think there should be a bingo caller on the side of a pitch retrieving one ball every few minutes. The balls are numbered 7 to 30 and they indicate how many are allowed on the field per team until the next ball is retrieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Streets tache Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 How about stopping dissent by the ref carrying a ping pong bat. If a player gets shown any dissent the referee is the allowed to smack theplayer on the bottom 3 times. If said player refuses - straight red card. Each team will be allowed 1 dog each on the pitch for the final 5 minutes of each game. All props should have a mandatory tache. Magic Weekend should have a theme. With players playing in fancy dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tms Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 10 hours ago, IM2 said: Drop 2 players you've missed your calling you should get straight on to the rfu and get them drop pointless flankers and go down to 13 a side they could call it XIII/13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREPOSTEROUS Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 41 minutes ago, Tim Streets tache said: Magic Weekend should have a theme. With players playing in fancy dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Streets tache Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, PREPOSTEROUS said: Forgot about that! Utterly ridiculous tinpottery!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Magic Weekend should see winning teams earn three points instead of the standard two points and teams losing by 12 or less should gain a bonus point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwalesrabbitoh Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Ban kicking and drop-goals, still obviously have penalties and conversions (which should be drop-kicks). Go to 12-a-side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Mandatory mass brawl in every game involving all 26 players to commence on the refs whistle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, DavidM said: Mandatory mass brawl in every game involving all 26 players to commence on the refs whistle And with excitable commentary like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, Copa said: And with excitable commentary like this: One of the best . Or some classic Darrell Eastlake The game is poorer for the absence of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Streets tache Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Losing coach of each Sky game has to do the post match interview in a curly wig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IM2 Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 hey not sure how helpful some of the input is. what's wrong with some out the box thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superten Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 12 a side 3 subs 6 interchanges per match . 5 tackles instead of 6 3 points for try 2 for pen or conversion . No drop goal in play kicks only kicker or defender can catch ball on full . Any player who's on side can make a play for the ball once its bounced. Chief Crazy Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx RL Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Good means of reducing costs by dropping to 11. It could possibly save certain clubs begging the RFL to allow dispensations because they cant raise a full squad as witnessed in the recent past. - Adepto Successu Per Tributum Fuga - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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