NRL legend James Graham has a inventive resolution to the rising pattern of gamers staying right down to earn a penalty — “embarrass them into conforming”.
The pattern was a subject of debate on Triple M’s ‘Sunday Sin Bin’ within the wake of Canberra’s 20-14 win over Brisbane.
It comes after each Adam Reynolds and Elliott Whitehead stayed down at factors through the sport within the hope of gaining a penalty and aggressive benefit.
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Reynolds himself instructed The Sydney Morning Herald again in 2021 that the “diving and milking” of penalties was the largest blight within the sport.
“The thing I’m most frustrated with is we’re encouraging players to lay down, and that’s not a good look for the game,” Reynolds instructed the Herald on the time.
“People are diving and milking it for what it is, and that’s more concerning than the accidents [to the head and neck].”
It has confirmed troublesome to discover a solution to dissuade gamers from partaking within the controversial observe, though Graham had a left-field resolution on Triple M.
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“They know they are going to gain a competitive advantage,” he mentioned.
“We’re a product of our environment so players know the environment, they know how they can gain a competitive advantage. You take it away.
“I think now what we need to do if we want to solve this problem which is such an issue, take it away from players so matter what it’s at the referee’s discretion. If the referee calls a penalty it’s a penalty, if he or she doesn’t it doesn’t matter how long you stay down for or if it’s a sin bin it’s at the next stoppage.
“We’re going to miss instances of foul play.”
So, when a participant does resolve to remain down — regardless of whether or not they’re really critically injured or not, Graham known as on the NRL to “embarrass them into conforming”.
“Bring on a stretcher and make them leave on a stretcher,” he mentioned.
“Imagine that, Whitehead stays down and the referee blows time off and the medicab comes and they’re lying down and the neck brace comes on and erring on the side of caution, send them to hospital and they’ll stop.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au