10 of us in pub tonight discussing and 4 or 5 hadn't heard this was coming in When we explained they virtually all said how can you punish people this year at a higher level than what it should be I.e Byrne get 4 games this year for a 1/2 game offence based on previous offences from the last year, when they were punished last year based on the system in place at that time. And when You weigh up NRL players come with Zero Anyway

[quote="Jukesays":xoea8hkr]Personally Luke Thompsons is the most difficult for me in a stranger way Most if not all his 5pts won't come off until next years GF That means as soon as he picks up ANY kind of points even for a NFA (think thats 2pts?) or something that wouldn't even normally be a ban (6pts or over) he'll cop a ban every time ! Hes walking a tightrope every game until 2026! And all for something that was IMO F*** All At least Byrnes/Smiths drop off April/May/June etc.[/quote:xoea8hkr] I can't work out how he's on 5 points looking at the RFL disciplinary site. That has him receiving 4 grade B charges in 2024, so that should be a point each and put him on 4. They come off a point at a time in early March, mid may, early July and then a point from the GF comes off in October. He can probably get away with a game ban for anything under a Grade D for most of the season but it's frustrating that you only come in to this season with a poor disciplinary history if you did anything wrong in 2024 and are punished on the timing of it and also that new overseas players are free as a bird. We'll be reet anyway. It'll at least open up some good opportunities for young lads and fringe players.

The RFL seem to have been thrust in to action after Sam Burgess criticised players carrying points over from 2024 and are going to look at some tweaks, before communicating the final version before the season starts.

[quote="NickyKiss":2d05gvr1]The RFL seem to have been thrust in to action after Sam Burgess criticised players carrying points over from 2024 and are going to look at some tweaks, before communicating the final version before the season starts.[/quote:2d05gvr1] Someone should make some tweaks to the RFL ... like replacing them all with people who can actually do the job.

[quote="Cruncher":37o8zati]Someone should make some tweaks to the RFL ... like replacing them all with people who can actually do the job.[/quote:37o8zati] Their response to people asking why they've not released official communication about these amendments was to just say 'we told the club's in December'. That's ok then, just ignore everyone else across the game who might want to know. It's some number being in the top brass at the RFL, especially when you decide to pay a company to help do your job. I mean, it seems like IMG have seen them coming but they're at least taking some the RFL's flak nowadays.