Re: 6 again rule. : Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:27 pm  

This rule would suit us perfectly. Teams know that DC will jump out of DH given a quick PTB and would prefer to conceded a penalty and have a breather, concede metres and set their defence up than have Clark run at them. Same goes for Ratchford.
I get the impression that this type of game was what Tony Smith was expecting when he signed Clark and (dare I say it) Matty Russell. I remember talk about 6/7 years ago about the RFL looking at ways to speed the game up. Just that we are normally a few years behind the NRL.
I agree with You Sally in that I think the referees at the moment are sometimes reluctant to give penalties for fear of interrupting the game and you often hear the ref talking to the players telling them that they need to clear the PTB area quicker. Now they can just give another 6.
If we delay implementing we will fall further behind Australia.
The only down side is that you could see some blow out scorelines. The NRL are worried about this but I think it would be worse over here.

Re: 6 again rule. : Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:29 pm  

"Another 6" as stated previously will crucify the likes of Wigan with their 3 men taking an eternity to clear the ruck and we are better suited to a fast PTB with the likes of DC However, I am still a bit nervous about teams learning how to deliberately "giving away" another 6 when a penalty and potentially a kick at goal would be a better option. We will have to judge I suppose as time and games pass and see how the refs manage it. Typically, after 4 or 5 weeks the refs will forget about a new rule / directive anyway if history is anything to go by.

Re: 6 again rule. : Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:59 pm  

The Railwayman wrote:

However, I am still a bit nervous about teams learning how to deliberately "giving away" another 6 when a penalty and potentially a kick at goal would be a better option.

They will be nervous of doing that to a good side.

Imagine if this was the Warrington team of 8 or 9 years ago and teams were deliberately conceding repeat sets in their own half to stop Hodgson having a shot at goal. Giving away another 6 on the scoreboard more like

Re: 6 again rule. : Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:03 am  

That fabulous attacking side you refer to would, no doubt, be so far ahead anyway the two points wouldn't be needed. What a great side to watch that was. Glory days.
Unfortunately, since then we have had, on occasion, seen a lot of witless, inept , clueless attacking displays where the 2 points would be the best option if the kick to the corner and hope for the best wasn't working.

Re: 6 again rule. : Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:17 am  

The Railwayman wrote:

"Another 6" as stated previously will crucify the likes of Wigan with their 3 men taking an eternity to clear the ruck and we are better suited to a fast PTB with the likes of DC However, I am still a bit nervous about teams learning how to deliberately "giving away" another 6 when a penalty and potentially a kick at goal would be a better option. We will have to judge I suppose as time and games pass and see how the refs manage it. Typically, after 4 or 5 weeks the refs will forget about a new rule / directive anyway if history is anything to go by.

Did you watch the Rabbitohs v Roosters game last week? They managed to get three and four men into the tackle, and turn the attacking player on his back without conceding the six again. It requires excellent technique and top level fitness to be able to do that for the full game though.

Re: 6 again rule. : Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:43 am  

What happened to the days of yore ,even early superleague, where an attacker was brought down by one or at most 2 defenders & was back to his feet & playing the ball in a split second?

Re: 6 again rule. : Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:30 pm  

The NRL is so structured that a quick 6 is given a “game changer” status over there because that is what it’s is. Rips up the structure for a spell.
However SL isn’t so structured and isn’t so much a shock play.

Re: 6 again rule. : Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:08 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Did you watch the Rabbitohs v Roosters game last week? They managed to get three and four men into the tackle, and turn the attacking player on his back without conceding the six again. It requires excellent technique and top level fitness to be able to do that for the full game though.

Don't disagree Rogues but certainly Warrington are at their most threatening when allowed quick PTB's to progress up the field. So anything that promotes the quick PTB is good for us. Fair to to say that in the recent past when we have arrived at the right end of the field we have sometimes been clueless relying on the kick and hope.

Re: 6 again rule. : Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:33 pm  

ninearches wrote:

What happened to the days of yore ,even early superleague, where an attacker was brought down by one or at most 2 defenders & was back to his feet & playing the ball in a split second?

I think Bradford's dominance in the later Matthew Elliott/early Brian Noble era changed a few things in RL. Before other teams caught up, they were bigger and better conditioned than everyone else in the league, and they perfected the art of holding up the man with the ball in the tackle, letting him make enough slow progress to stop the ref calling held, while their line got set and then burst off the line as soon as the ball was played.

It seemed to become a big battle of 'winning the ruck' around then. I remember when we got Mike Forshaw for a season, noticing how good he was at getting quick play the balls when he was in possession, and slowing up the play the ball when he was the tackler.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: 6 again rule. : Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:47 am  

watching the warriors panthers game this morning (no spoilers) but there was a few sets in the 2nd half where they got 6 to go in their own half in a five minute spell, with how they're playing i would wager they would have snapped the refs hand off to get a kick and get further upfield.