The NRL’s consideration for a kick off rule change has been rubbished as pleas continue for the organisation to stop making tweaks to the game.
The Sydney Morning Herald revealed on Sunday that teams that score a try could be made to kick off as early as next season.
Surveys are about to be sent to clubs, according to the report, with the kick off rule on the agenda.
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When news broke, Canterbury Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould took to X, describing the idea as “rubbish”.
“Whoever it was that regurgitated the concept of the scoring team kicking off in the NRL, should be publicly whipped … please … they tried this rubbish years ago and it was a disaster back then,” he said.
Former representative star Josh Morris joined in the frustration when speaking on 2GB’s Wide World of Sports Radio.
“Why are we trying to change rules?,” he said.
“… I don’t like if you score, you kick off, that makes no sense whatsoever.”
Morris also made his thoughts known on another recent rule change: the drop out.
Josh Morris. Getty
Currently if the drop out goes out on the full or doesn’t travel more than 10 metres, it’s a play the ball restart instead of a penalty kick.
“The worst rule ever is the short drop out already,” he said.
“Let’s not have one where you score a try and lose your advantage by not getting the ball back. To me that’s very silly, you don’t earn anything for scoring a try. Don’t change the rules.
“There’s no accountability for a poor kick these days … it just doesn’t make sense to me. I think everyone’s had enough of that rule and the sooner we see it gone the better.”
