2022 NRL Rule changes confirmed

What do you think of the new rule change re penalty vs 6 again in the 40 metre zone?

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  • won't make any difference

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NRL confirm rule changes for 2022 | Knights

Following consultation with all 16 clubs, the RLPA and stakeholders within the game, The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has approved one rule change for the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership season.
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Following consultation with all 16 clubs, the RLPA and stakeholders within the game, The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has approved one rule change for the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership season. The Commission has also approved game day policy amendments.

The rule change is as follows:

Penalties will be awarded instead of set restarts (six again) for ruck or 10m infringements inside the 40m zone of the team in possession. This will provide an additional deterrence to defending teams who are willing to concede set restarts to gain a tactical advantage. It will also provide more opportunities for teams receiving the penalty to attack from a better field position.


Game Day Policy Amendments​

Team List Announcements – To complement the addition of the 18th player rule introduced last season, team announcements on Tuesday will proportionately increase from 21 to 22 players.

Free Interchange – A free interchange will only be granted in instances of foul play where the offending player is sin binned or sent-off. A free interchange will no longer apply when players are placed on report.

Injury Stoppages – With the exception of head injuries, only a referee, touch judge or The Bunker will be permitted to stop play for an injury. Trainers will retain the ability to stop play where a head injury has occurred. Medical trainers will continue to have unlimited access to the field at any time to treat an injured player.
 
Yep I was screaming for penalties inside either 20, this should work.

I like the on report change too. Less free interchanges
 
Re: the new penalties rule - So if a player is tackled with half his body on one side of his 40 and half on the other, then they’re held down for too long, is this a penalty or a six again?

Re: free interchanges for foul play. So if a player is concussed, they need to be subbed off for an HIA, but the offending player is only on report, not sin-binned or sent off… is this not a free interchange anymore?
 
HarVeeGee13 said:
Re: the new penalties rule - So if a player is tackled with half his body on one side of his 40 and half on the other, then they’re held down for too long, is this a penalty or a six again?

Re: free interchanges for foul play. So if a player is concussed, they need to be subbed off for an HIA, but the offending player is only on report, not sin-binned or sent off… is this not a free interchange anymore?
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I'll reckon they'll open it up to if a player fails said hia from foul play then a free interchange would be ruled or at least you'd hope so.
 
They haven't changed the concussion protocol, there will still be a free substitution for 15 minute HIA period, regardless of how the player came to be concussed
 
I'm a fan of the penalty for offside, or ruck infringements change.

On the stopping play thing, we already see players subbed off with the head tap by the trainer when clearly they have a leg injury. All teams do it.

Are we going to now see trainers signalling to stop play for a head injury now when it's a leg or other injury? They already milk the free interchange, not hard to think they will now game the stoppage in play, especially in D when on their own line.
 
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