Re: New disciplinary rules : Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:14 am  

Making a pretty substantial change to the grading system and not allowing players to start on a fresh slate is absolutely mental.

Re: New disciplinary rules : Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:34 am  

HU8HFC wrote:

Making a pretty substantial change to the grading system and not allowing players to start on a fresh slate is absolutely mental.

Can see how it'll pan out now, Sao will cop a lengthy ban early doors, we'll suffer from it, the RFL then change the rules a couple of months in so that the points only apply from the 2025 season

Re: New disciplinary rules : Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:18 pm  

If 2024 points do carry forward on a rolling 12 month basis, then early doors, Ligi, Ese Ese and Ashworth need to be careful.

Ligi amassed points throughout last season. Fash picked up two sin bins in the 2nd half of the season.

[Chris71]

Re: New disciplinary rules : Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:12 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/the-super-league-stars-facing-huge-bans-early-in-2025-after-disciplinary-overhaul

This is absolutely bonkers, so Sao and others now face lengthy bans this season, based on what they did last season, even though they already served bans for those offences last season. I'm losing faith with the sport rapidly

Have to say this is a really poor idea/decision, as players from last season are effectively going to be punished twice for offences committed last season.

Bringing in a totally new system should mean that everyone (other than any player serving a current ban) starts with a clean slate.
As you say Steve0 I'm also starting to lose faith in the sport due to the RFL and their inability to run the sport successfully insteado of being gold medal standard for making an absolute hash of even the most simple of tasks.

Re: New disciplinary rules : Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:28 pm  

The game is run by idiots. Who changes things and then retrospectively applies the rules? Presumably any player coming in from overseas will also have their points from the NRL taken into account?

Re: New disciplinary rules : Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:43 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

The game is run by idiots. Who changes things and then retrospectively applies the rules? Presumably any player coming in from overseas will also have their points from the NRL taken into account?

Probably not haven't heard Rovers complaining about JWH.

Re: New disciplinary rules : Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:05 am  

What’s the score with Ligi now? Both the Dan and Rugby league live articles had him at 23 points but RLL have now amended it to 10 but the HDM still have it at 23? Hopefully RLL have had details clarified and amended the article.

Re: New disciplinary rules : Wed Jan 15, 2025 8:35 am  

What an absolute joke. As others have said it effectively punishes players twice.
Hardly surprising given the clown show that is RL administration.

Re: New disciplinary rules : Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:15 am  

I think legally, they cannot invoke a punishment twice. When the players have disciplinary hearings, they can take legal representation - I think Sao would be within his rights to do so with this. It is insane to use last seasons, already served bans, for a new system