Re: Golden point. : Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:10 pm  

FIL wrote:

I'm fairly sure that in American Football, if it is tied at the end of normal time, then in extra time, if the receiving side scores with their first possession the other team is then allowed to receive the ball to see if they too can score with their first possession. surely this would be a fairer solution ??

Exactly the GP was first copied from the NFL for TV networks in OZ. Our interpretation of the rules is an abomination. How can you have a sudden death shoot out with only one team having a shot. It's like having a penalty shoot-out in Football when the winner of toss takes the 1st penalty to win outright.

Re: Golden point. : Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:37 pm  

I felt really sorry for our lads when that Sneyd goal went over. They looked totally distraught like losers in a cup final and rightly so. Whilst the HFC lads were, understandably, leaping up and down in ecstacy. Really tough!!
I just can't think of one good reason whatsoever to support this Golden point joke of a rule.

Re: Golden point. : Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:50 am  

I have always thought that this golden point rule was an absolute farce. What is wrong with two teams that have gone toe to toe over 80 minutes taking a point each. Hull battered us in the first half, we couldn’t cope with their intensity they were superb, second half was a different story we were much the better side and put ourselves with a chance of winning the game. A point each would have been a fair reflection of the game.

Every season though the rfl seem to
Want to change the rules and we are left scratching our heads as to what is going on, the only rule that needs changing in my opinion is a contested scrum, if not why do we bother?

Re: Golden point. : Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:02 am  

deeHell wrote:

Exactly the GP was first copied from the NFL for TV networks in OZ. Our interpretation of the rules is an abomination. How can you have a sudden death shoot out with only one team having a shot. It's like having a penalty shoot-out in Football when the winner of toss takes the 1st penalty to win outright.

Spot on! that's my moan about it - you might as well say we'll toss a coin to see who wins the game. Injustice.
It would be a fairer to say the club that scored the most tries wins it! BUT I don'd advocate that either- a draw is a draw, end of.

Re: Golden point. : Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:07 am  

1315trinity wrote:

Spot on! that's my moan about it - you might as well say we'll toss a coin to see who wins the game. .

I would guess that 99% of the crowd knew Hull would probably win because of Sneyd being present. Did they win the actual toss and choose to receive?

Re: Golden point. : Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:15 am  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

I would guess that 99% of the crowd knew Hull would probably win because of Sneyd being present. Did they win the actual toss and choose to receive?

I don't know Wollo - I assume so. Think I'd want first crack at it. I have to say it must be very rare for a team to score from the first set, but it CAN happen as we saw and that's what makes it grossly unfair. Only Hull had an opportunity to win it!

Re: Golden point. : Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:13 pm  

wakeytrin wrote:

Golden Point is a farce, the coin toss gives a huge advantage to the team receiving the ball. Not down to skill, luck.

especially if you let the other team make 70m on the first set

Re: Golden point. : Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:16 pm  

BOJ042 wrote:

especially if you let the other team make 70m on the first set

they didn't make 70 metres.

Re: Golden point. : Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:31 am  

bit like the goldern snitch innit? like, if you can gerrit youv won????

Re: Golden point. : Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:31 pm  

wakeytrin wrote:

Golden Point is a farce, the coin toss gives a huge advantage to the team receiving the ball. Not down to skill, luck.

The biggest farce of all is that there are different rules for Golden Point depending on what division you are in. Would any other sport adopt different rules for it's top flight and it's second/third tier?? It's laughable.

At least have some consistency and say at the end of 80 minutes each team gets a point and then play for the bonus point. At least that way each team gets some reward for getting a draw.

I said it after Friday and I'll say it again, I am very close to giving up on Rugby League due to these farcical decisions/unfair repeat fixtures/Magic weekend and don't even get me started on the standard of "full-time professional" referees.