jonny24
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Finally got around to watching Australia vs Barbarians tonight, and what struck me was the almost total lack of penalty kicks. One was kicked when it was right in front and down by 2, but otherwise they were all tapped or into the corner. And not once did I miss it.
Now, first off, there's the fact that a penalty is to punish the offending team. But couldn't the lost ground be almost enough? You already see this in gridiron, where penalties result in yards lost. Perhaps a penalty could have the 10m given before the kick being taken or the ball being played?
Or, you could have so that you can only kick for points in certain situations.
-Only losing team can kick for points- Helps teams make a comeback- adds excitement
-Can only kick one (or 2) pens for every try the opposition has- Again, keeps a losing team team closer
-Can only kick if within 7 points of the other team- Penalties will only matter if it's a close game
-Can only kick if it is the 2nd (or 3rd) consecutive penalty against them- first one is a warning ie "Next time it's points!", but if the opposite team infringes then it's reset.
One or a combo of these would limit how often penalties would come into effect, meaning the effort will be on scoring tries.
I'm sure I'm not thinking off some downsides, so what do you guys think?
Finally got around to watching Australia vs Barbarians tonight, and what struck me was the almost total lack of penalty kicks. One was kicked when it was right in front and down by 2, but otherwise they were all tapped or into the corner. And not once did I miss it.
Now, first off, there's the fact that a penalty is to punish the offending team. But couldn't the lost ground be almost enough? You already see this in gridiron, where penalties result in yards lost. Perhaps a penalty could have the 10m given before the kick being taken or the ball being played?
Or, you could have so that you can only kick for points in certain situations.
-Only losing team can kick for points- Helps teams make a comeback- adds excitement
-Can only kick one (or 2) pens for every try the opposition has- Again, keeps a losing team team closer
-Can only kick if within 7 points of the other team- Penalties will only matter if it's a close game
-Can only kick if it is the 2nd (or 3rd) consecutive penalty against them- first one is a warning ie "Next time it's points!", but if the opposite team infringes then it's reset.
One or a combo of these would limit how often penalties would come into effect, meaning the effort will be on scoring tries.
I'm sure I'm not thinking off some downsides, so what do you guys think?