Cameron Smith not happy with referee Gerard Sutton during the second Semi final Melbourne Storm v Newcastle Knights at AAMI Park. Source: Colleen Petch / News Limited
For 12 months we've heard from NRL chief executive Dave Smith about his financial plans, membership drives, stadium policies and grassroots growth to ensure the survival of rugby league as the major winter sporting code ... but nothing about fixing the actual product.
Until today.
It's taken a while but the NRL is to be applauded for a series of rule changes that will add to the excitement, modernise the game and improve the game-day experience for fans.
In a column last August I revealed how fans and TV viewers were cheated of 31 minutes of actual game time in a Monday night match between the Wests Tigers and Manly.
How scrums, penalties, line-drop-outs, referees lecturing players, shots at goal and general time-wasting had turned the sport into a tedious, time-wasting, stop-start and stuttering game.
Todd Carney passes the ball out of the scrum during the round seven NRL match between the Sharks and the Bulldogs at Bluetongue Stadium. Source: Getty Images
Too often in the past these issues have been either ignored or punted into the that's-too-hard basket.
Not now that Todd Greenberg is the Head of Football.
Nothing has been more frustrating in rugby league in recent years than the time bandits ruining the game.
How often have we seen teams hit the front towards the end of match then, under instructions from the coaching box, deliberately waste time.
At least now the clock will be stopped in the final five minutes and exciting finishes will become even more gripping.
Scrums will be abolished from 40/20 restarts and when a ball is kicked out of play on the full.
Plus quick taps will be allowed from penalty restarts.
No more tired forwards dawdling towards a scrums to catch their breath.
You beauty.
Rugby league is already a better game than union and NFL because of its continuity and speed.
These rule changes will make it an even greater game.
Bring on the 2014 kick-off.
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