The five-minute sin bin could be set for an NRL return after club bosses were reportedly asked for feedback on a range of issues that arose during the 2023 season.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting the use of the sin bin was one of the most contentious issues, with a potential overhaul on foul play being discussed.
NRL powerbrokers reportedly asked officials if the five-minute sin bin should be reintroduced after feedback from clubland.
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Sending players to the bin for five minutes was abolished in 1991, being scrapped after concerns surrounding its inconsistent implementation.
With clubs now being asked for their input on the matter, the NRL and ARLC are reportedly seriously considering utilising the five-minute sin bin in 2024.
Club bosses were reportedly also asked if players who are sent for a 10-minute sin bin should be replaced through an available interchange.
That would see clubs that have used all of their substitutions unable to replace the player binned for foul play.
As it stands, NRL powerbrokers are collating feedback, however former NRL referee Gavin Badger slammed the proposal.
“In the current game, five minutes is two sets, for the benefit you can get out of a professional foul, I don’t think it’s a big enough deterrent,” Badger told SEN 1170.
“I know that teams will manipulate that as much as they can in areas.”
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He also explained that teams only being without a player for a short period of time isn’t much of a disadvantage with the pace of the current game.
“With sin bin becoming more regular, teams do a lot of work defending with 12 players, so to only have to do it for two sets,” Badger explained.
“And generally looking at professional fouls which are try-scoring situations, you’re more than willing to give that up if that means you’re saving your team a try.
“We saw this when ‘six again’ first came in, particularly when teams were defending out of the ‘red zone’ when teams were coming out of yardage.
“They were more likely to give away one because it only meant one more tackle.“I reckon we’ll be in a similar situation, I don’t think the game needs any more changes.”
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