www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1w506.html Danny Buderus would like us to limit the amount of tacklers in a tackle to 2 and move back to a 5 metre defensive line to prevent some of the wrestling tactics and slowing of the play. Would be a big change imo but could be quite exciting to watch. A lot more breaks, a lot more offloads, less time spent with the ball hidden while players mess about on the floor. would remove the third man coming in to simply add weight and slow the game down, but it also might make the game a bit too broken with a quick PTB and a run from dummy half making too many yards. Interesting idea though.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1w506.html Danny Buderus would like us to limit the amount of tacklers in a tackle to 2 and move back to a 5 metre defensive line to prevent some of the wrestling tactics and slowing of the play. Would be a big change imo but could be quite exciting to watch. A lot more breaks, a lot more offloads, less time spent with the ball hidden while players mess about on the floor. would remove the third man coming in to simply add weight and slow the game down, but it also might make the game a bit too broken with a quick PTB and a run from dummy half making too many yards. Interesting idea though.

I think limiting the tackle to two players would be a step to far. But they could look at players joining the tackle just to slow it down. They could police it like the did with flops etc, when the player is on the floor. If the tackle is more or less made and someone else comes in to just add weight, a penalty could be given. Again, might be far to messy implement anything like that.

We have a great game, leave it as it is.

5 meters? YES

2 tacklers limitation? NO

5m No 2 man yes. 2 man will speed up the PTB and with the line still having to get back 10m this will open things up more.



Players might have to start shedding a few kilo to be a half yard quicker. this leads to smaller collisions and less injuries.



5m means line set quicker and fewer gaps AKA Union. Now wouldn't that be really great to watch?

We could outlaw tackling completely and play 7 a side tag instead. Now that would really open things up. The Roby's and Burrow's of this world would be absolutely scootscootastic under such conditions.

Just make it a red card (on TV games the VR can tell the ref he's spotted one) and an automatic 5 match ban for chicken wings, grapples and cannon balls etc...that will stop the wrestling because as soon as a coach realises he's down a few players he will soon be coaching it out of them.

going beyond what you have just said, any other reasons for favouring a shorter retreat? the requirement for better running lines, structure and passing im assuming?

Or to cover for poor defence and limit the worth of the forward winning the collision maybe?

its all just a none starter really 5m's retreating distance you would seriously get no where in attack with tackles, does anybody know what skills forwards have lost since the rule change?



two man tackle well it would be fraustrating at first but peoples defence one on one would certainly get better after time and weaklinks would get found out. people like tony williams, hock, thiady, westwood would become the key players and be gold dust to teams. but i dont think the rule change should happen. more to the point just call the tackle held and penalise teams for holding them up and dropping them when held is called its all a slow down the ruck technique that all teams use.



funny buderus mentions all this because he has looked ordinary since going back to the nrl because he cant scoot and steal cheap yards because ruck defence is alot tighter over their the only player i have seen do this is isaac luke. pet hate of mine is stevo constantly rim licking any hooker who scoots and makes ten meters its just very boring and you cant get away with it at international level.

A 5m rule would open up the gap between the top and bottom teams even more IMO and it would put too much emphasis on a good kicking game. I like what we have now.

A 5m rule would make it incredibly boring. It would be a defense-athon. You would barely have time to pass the ball from dummy half before the entire line stomped all over the team in possession.



I like the idea of a 2 man limit in tackles, I think that could work.



But the wrestle and most of the nasty, malicious tactics in the tackle seemed to have left Super League at the same time Maguire did. Massive coincidence that one.