I have just finished catching up on all the games from the weekend, and it kills me to see teams walking off the mark each week. I know this is probably a well worn topic, but it is a pandemic at the moment.
The best team at it is Penrith. They make a good 15-20 metres each set of six.
The referee calls ‘you shortened it’, but this is not the point. They should be playing it where they got tackled, and if they are not going to play it where they were tackled, then the markers cannot be offside.
This issue accounts for a good portion of all penalties at the ruck against the defending team, and it should be vice versa.
This is the most infuriating issue for me in the game, apart from the stripping of the ball rule.
What do you think?
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