Bonus Point - Good or Bad? : Sun May 31, 2009 8:47 am  

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bonus point : Sun May 31, 2009 9:06 am  

Well I think its good. In Sheffield,s case for eg they could still get to the playoffs.

Re: bonus point : Sun May 31, 2009 10:54 am  

frankb wrote:

Well I think its good. In Sheffield,s case for eg they could still get to the playoffs.

Even if it's at your expense when you've won more games (hyperthetically speaking)?

: Sun May 31, 2009 10:56 am  

I definitely think it's kept games 'alive' and therefore is certainly a good thing. Might affect the table a lot more this time around as well.

: Sun May 31, 2009 12:00 pm  

I think it's definitely a good thing to have in the league. When it was first brought in I wasn't too sure about it but actually seeing it work it means teams compete to the full 80 minutes if there is still chance of getting a point out of the game.

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: Sun May 31, 2009 12:24 pm  

I think it's a great idea, how many times have we, even when losing, urged the lads on for one last try in order to get a bonus point?

And why should a team who's getting battered every week, have the same number of points as a team who's losing by just a couple of points?

I also think it will be introduced into Super League before too long.

: Sun May 31, 2009 12:55 pm  

One of the better things the RFL has come up with in recent years. Close games like ours at Fev last week are an example where the losing team deserves something from the game. Can't see why SL haven't adopted this yet, if it's good enough for us...

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:44 am  

I agree that it has generally been a very good thing for the game - I can't believe I am actually applauding something that the RFL have done - I'm off for a lie down...

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:21 pm  

Bad, teams shouldn't be rewarded for losing. Any team worth their salt in this league should be trying 100% regardless of the scoreline.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:14 pm  

POPMAN wrote:

Bad, teams shouldn't be rewarded for losing. Any team worth their salt in this league should be trying 100% regardless of the scoreline.

That was exactly what I thought when it was first brought in. Seemed like a bit of a mad idea, pretty unnecessary and something that would just make RL more difficult to explain to a neutral.

However, now I'd say overall Good. It's no easier to explain to a neutral but overall it's worked better than I expected. It's also kept a bit of interest in games that would have been killed off with 20 or 30 minutes to go as teams try to salvage a bonus point, and now I find myself when Leigh go 8 or 10 points up wanting them to push on and stop the opposition from getting one, so hopefully it acts as a bit of a spur for the team with the upper hand to try and kill games off rather than easing up as well.