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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneAsylum" data-source="post: 276438"><p>i like this topic and the suggestions made. i really feel the underlying problem (disregarding the fact that aimless kicking is boring) is to protect the bloke standing under the ball trying to take it.</p><p></p><p>rugby should be protecting it's players from being blatently smashed. if you're standing under the ball whether or not you're jumping in the air, you should be protected from having a circa 100kg blob working up a head of steam and smashing you to the ground before you even have time to react.</p><p></p><p>i don't have a problem if a player spills a bomb... it's knocked forward, tough ****, but it shits me when i see someone commit themselves to taking a high ball and no sooner as they touch the ground, they get smashed.</p><p></p><p>throwing another idea into the hat...open to suggestions,flames etc: if a player takes a high ball, any opposition player within 5M is in an offside position. if the player who takes the high ball is takles by a player within the 5M zone, then a penalty is awarded.</p><p></p><p>this will encourage players to fairly contest the high ball both in attack and defence, knowing thay can be confident that they wont end up being knocked out. in defence, this guarantees you some chance of clearing the ball and in attack, taking the high ball cleanly means you have a chance to gain some territory, if not a chance to score a try.</p><p></p><p>thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneAsylum, post: 276438"] i like this topic and the suggestions made. i really feel the underlying problem (disregarding the fact that aimless kicking is boring) is to protect the bloke standing under the ball trying to take it. rugby should be protecting it's players from being blatently smashed. if you're standing under the ball whether or not you're jumping in the air, you should be protected from having a circa 100kg blob working up a head of steam and smashing you to the ground before you even have time to react. i don't have a problem if a player spills a bomb... it's knocked forward, tough ****, but it shits me when i see someone commit themselves to taking a high ball and no sooner as they touch the ground, they get smashed. throwing another idea into the hat...open to suggestions,flames etc: if a player takes a high ball, any opposition player within 5M is in an offside position. if the player who takes the high ball is takles by a player within the 5M zone, then a penalty is awarded. this will encourage players to fairly contest the high ball both in attack and defence, knowing thay can be confident that they wont end up being knocked out. in defence, this guarantees you some chance of clearing the ball and in attack, taking the high ball cleanly means you have a chance to gain some territory, if not a chance to score a try. thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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