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The NRL looks set to introduce a sin-bin shot clock.
Under the proposed rule, players would be given a set number of seconds to leave the field of play or every second they go over will be added to their 10-minute punishment.
Last season fans were left fuming over the time it took some players to cross the sideline after being marched, and they were doing so to give their teammates a rest and allow them to reset their defensive line.
“The idea is if a player is sent to the bin he is given something like 20 seconds to get off the field from the moment the ref raises his hands,” an NRL source told Sporting News.
“If he gets off inside that 20 then no problem. But if he takes his time and takes say 30, 40, 50 seconds, then he will spend longer in the bin.
“It will be 10 minutes plus every second over that 20 he took to get off. It could be very costly for a team.
“It would eradicate the problem overnight.”
While there is no guarantee the clock will be used in 2019, the plan will be put forward to the NRL’s competition committee.
In May, NRL CEO Todd Greenberg revealed on NRL360 the governing body had been considering a shot clock “for a few months now”.
“We’ve been looking at some technology advancements around sin bins for a few months now,” he said.
“Clearly there are some opportunities for us to use some of the shot clocks we currently use as well as the bunker. The short answer is yes, we’ll look at it.”
It would certainly be well received by the fans, who bombarded social media this year to express their frustrations.
Under the proposed rule, players would be given a set number of seconds to leave the field of play or every second they go over will be added to their 10-minute punishment.
Last season fans were left fuming over the time it took some players to cross the sideline after being marched, and they were doing so to give their teammates a rest and allow them to reset their defensive line.
“The idea is if a player is sent to the bin he is given something like 20 seconds to get off the field from the moment the ref raises his hands,” an NRL source told Sporting News.
“If he gets off inside that 20 then no problem. But if he takes his time and takes say 30, 40, 50 seconds, then he will spend longer in the bin.
“It will be 10 minutes plus every second over that 20 he took to get off. It could be very costly for a team.
“It would eradicate the problem overnight.”
While there is no guarantee the clock will be used in 2019, the plan will be put forward to the NRL’s competition committee.
In May, NRL CEO Todd Greenberg revealed on NRL360 the governing body had been considering a shot clock “for a few months now”.
“We’ve been looking at some technology advancements around sin bins for a few months now,” he said.
“Clearly there are some opportunities for us to use some of the shot clocks we currently use as well as the bunker. The short answer is yes, we’ll look at it.”
It would certainly be well received by the fans, who bombarded social media this year to express their frustrations.