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<blockquote data-quote="ranger" data-source="post: 433507" data-attributes="member: 40555"><p>I think there may be a problem later on with more and more of these South African freaks being able to nail drop goals from their own half. If a fullback catches a clearing kick on the halfway and then slots a dropgoal, he hasn't really gotten himself into a position to do it.. </p><p>On one hand its a bit harsh on these athletes who have developed the ability to pull it off, but really collecting points through kicks shouldn't be the aim of the game. When you play rugby, the goal is to get into the other teams tryline. Winning a game without doing that is just off imo. Its like winning a quidditch game without catching the snitch.. </p><p>I just think that dropgoals should be difference makers. Used to push a deficit just out of reach or breaking a tie game in the dying minute, not as a major point accumulator. </p><p></p><p>The best proposition i have heard is not changing the value of the dg, but just the result of a miss. Currently, if you miss a drop goal, the other side just has to kick it back to you anyway. Theres no risk whatsoever. If the rules were changed to an opposition scrum where you kicked it on a miss, then people would only attempt it when the really needed it, and they wouldnt be firing ridiculous half field shots. It would also make a landed dropgoal all the more special.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ranger, post: 433507, member: 40555"] I think there may be a problem later on with more and more of these South African freaks being able to nail drop goals from their own half. If a fullback catches a clearing kick on the halfway and then slots a dropgoal, he hasn't really gotten himself into a position to do it.. On one hand its a bit harsh on these athletes who have developed the ability to pull it off, but really collecting points through kicks shouldn't be the aim of the game. When you play rugby, the goal is to get into the other teams tryline. Winning a game without doing that is just off imo. Its like winning a quidditch game without catching the snitch.. I just think that dropgoals should be difference makers. Used to push a deficit just out of reach or breaking a tie game in the dying minute, not as a major point accumulator. The best proposition i have heard is not changing the value of the dg, but just the result of a miss. Currently, if you miss a drop goal, the other side just has to kick it back to you anyway. Theres no risk whatsoever. If the rules were changed to an opposition scrum where you kicked it on a miss, then people would only attempt it when the really needed it, and they wouldnt be firing ridiculous half field shots. It would also make a landed dropgoal all the more special. [/QUOTE]
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