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Wayne Bennett hates golden point. Andrew Johns wants teams to be forced to promote the football through the introduction of ‘golden try’ and fans are only certain of one thing – they want entertainment.
With the NRL having just secured a historic television deal worth in excess of $1 billion, the time has come to maximise rugby league’s worth and harness the prodigious talent of its players.
There is only one true solution to the dilemma of golden point – the ‘golden’ Coke Zero challenge.
Before you laugh into your Weet-Bix, consider this: the ‘golden’ Coke Zero challenge would provide optimum exposure for sponsors, minimal exertion for players and maximum enjoyment for the fans.
Imagine Dave Taylor needing to kick the steeden into a garbage can from a distance of 20 metres to secure victory. Or how about Brett Stewart and Matthew Bowen sprinting 40 metres to catch a ball that has been fired out of a cannon? Or Josh Dugan kicking a field goal, with a ball that has been dropped from Brian Smith’s scaffolding, all in the name of premiership glory?
It would be the equivalent of soccer’s penalty shoot-out, but with twice the excitement – a chance to prove once and for all that the greatest game of all produces the most skilful athletes on the planet.
Clubs would be scampering to sign erratic geniuses like Jarryd Hayne, Blake Ferguson, Lachlan Coote and Chris Sandow. These guys could all win matches in moments of madness.
Imagine how good Phil Blake, Cliff Lyons, Preston Campbell and Andrew Johns could have been in ‘golden’ Coke Zero challenges.
It may not be perfect, but with the AFL often beating rugby league to the punch, this could be just the kind of left-field thinking required to lead rugby league into a new golden age.
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