So the application of the new rules have been inconsistent to say the least and it will be interesting to see what the disciplinary review panel come up with in terms of sanctions. I can only comment on the ones I have seen but hers my view.

Momorovski sin bin just a pen as player ran into him.

Salford hooker sin bin complete joke not even a pen.

Brierley although instinctive and no intent would have benn a red under new rules if he was a player with a rep ie BentleyWatts etc

Pele clear red card pure stupid.

Lao can see qhy given but fwlt harsh.

Micky Mac stupid not needed and a red under new rules.

Liam Watts very harsh as no intent and must wonder if his name is on a card ever time he plays!

Harry Smith struggle to understand how thats deemed to be accidental other than hes a current England International and different rules apply!

Didnt see the Leigh game but apparently that was quite feisty

Whilst this doesn't allay my concerns, I've a couple of mates who've been playing union with restricted height tackles. After a few games with lots of pens & a few cards tacklers changed their approach. Year and a half on, it's pretty much a forgotten issue now, so they tell me.

Though I do understand all the "buts".

With hindsight, the game should have brought these rules into the junior leagues 15 years ago when the talk around head impacts in contact sports started, so that we'd now have a generation of players and coaches who had already adapted to the new tackle height.

I think it will be chaotic for a while, but the refs will become more lenient over time, as Clearwing mentioned. That's basically what happened with the current rules for most of the games history. Any borderline tackle was usually let go.

Maybe the new rules will work in time. Are the same rules being adopted in Australia?

Quote KaeruJim="KaeruJim"Maybe the new rules will work in time. Are the same rules being adopted in Australia?'" I think they've introduced them in the junior grades, u15 and below. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg ... id-us-push

Quote KaeruJim="KaeruJim"Maybe the new rules will work in time. Are the same rules being adopted in Australia?'" I think they've introduced them in the junior grades, u15 and below. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg ... id-us-push

Again I’m firmly in the camp of reasonable reduction of risk in training and games, and healthy return-to-play protocols.



We have to decide what level of risk is acceptable and understand you simply cannot design all risk out of a contact sport. Maybe it will be possible to find a balance but I haven’t seen it so far.