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I am a passionate rugby league supporter and souths fan. I am 32 and work as a sales manager. At work we dis uses the nrl at length and that\'s what\'s led me to write for the roar.
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Souths vs Manly last Friday was as bruising and intense a battle as you will have seen in a regular season fixture. There was…
Oikee,. On one hand you say send off should be 12 men but on the other hand you mention the titans match. They were clearly disadvantaged by losing players although still fielded 13 the whole game.
If sent off players could be replaced it wouldn’t encourage more thuggery, rather it would send a stern message to the offending team to knock it off. Would help refs to control the match.
Why don't we replace send offs?
The idea that if send offs could be replaced that it would result in clubs employing hit men is off the mark. How many clubs have room in their salary cap for players to put on a dog hit and then sit on the sidelines for 6 weeks? The game was different back when les Davidson and terry lamb were around when many a blind eye was turned and ‘the biff’ alive and well.
The idea that reducing a team to 12 men is the deterrent is also a moot point as the refs are simply not prepared to make quick decisions on send offs due to lack of support available in terms of video and because of the influence it would have on games. If it was an effective deterrent we wouldn’t have this article or any of the comments.
Agree with earlier point that sin bin should be used more, however once again it’s a huge call without being able to refer to video ref.
Why don't we replace send offs?