Shot clock to be reduced

[The Future is League]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/50543316

[davet]

Am happy with this to be fair.

The more we can keep the game going and flowing the better in my opinion.

[cookey]

Wish they would introduce a rule to reduce the amount of time 'water carriers' spend on the pitch.Most of the time they are not dispensing water and I feel it just makes the game look cheap and amateurish.It's not unreasonable for players who want a drink to go to the touch line,rather than having 'coaching' from someone usually dressed as a streaker.

[cookey]

Comments section just opened on this subject on the BBC Sport rl pages.

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, cookey said:

Wish they would introduce a rule to reduce the amount of time 'water carriers' spend on the pitch.Most of the time they are not dispensing water and I feel it just makes the game look cheap and amateurish.It's not unreasonable for players who want a drink to go to the touch line,rather than having 'coaching' from someone usually dressed as a streaker.

Agreed . Although the NRL need to get a grip on this a hundred times more 

[DoubleD]

I’m a bit confused...........I haven’t seen anything successfully shoot the clock in 35 seconds, so how do they expect it will be done with 5 seconds less? 

[DavidM]

I hope refs stop calling time off as well at  times during these ,which is strange when there’s a shot clock and counterproductive if the aim is a quicker match

[Moove]

Happy with this  Would be good if they could reduce the amount of time for conversions as well though. Kevin Sinfield retiring helped the situation but it still takes too long

[Click]

1 hour ago, DavidM said:

I hope refs stop calling time off as well at  times during these ,which is strange when there’s a shot clock and counterproductive if the aim is a quicker match

The shot clock goes off once both teams have packed down for the scrum, and the scrum half is ready.

It is only about the speed to pack the scrum, rather than how quickly the ball comes out of it again.

You're right, it does seem quite counterproductive.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Can't complain about that. Bring on the rugby!