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I have been thinking about something for quite some time, and that is the sheer number of minutes in this Tri-Nations series where sides were down to fourteen men.
Fair enough, some of the send-offs were justified, others weren’t, but the constant amongst all of this was that it was the fans who suffered.
I have an idea to rectify this: how about if/when a player commits a serious/dangerous indiscretion that warrants a send-off, that player is off for the remainder of the game, a new player comes on as a replacement, an easy kick at goal is given for a three-point penalty, and the player is dealt with accordingly by the tribunal.
I couldn’t care less how severe the player gets dealt with because if they’re as stupid as Saia was a couple of weeks back, he deserves all he gets.
The main point of all of this is, don’t punish fans by having a team a man down. It can become a farce and it ruins the game.
Your thoughts?
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