Re: A rules question : Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:50 pm  

YosemiteSam wrote:

Possible solution. Offence committed by defending side in opposition's 20 (40?), then it's a penalty rather than 6 again.

This is essentially the way the six again currently works in the NRL so I expect this modification will appear here next year.

Re: A rules question : Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:42 am  

Mr Scruff wrote:

6 again is good in principle but is often exploited.

Example, earlier in the season Saints used to often deliberately hold down on the first tackle for a team bringing the ball out of their 22. Bought Saints time to get their defensive line in order - worth it for the sake of one extra tackle. Not worth it if it a penalty is given instead.

I think this is spot on, as a saints fan I'd have to agree we did and still do it a lot. And I thought they'd brought in a rule change to counter this, like you're suggesting.