@@user-lh6qf2tw1bthe commentator is Jim Shepherd, one of the most knowledgeable sport experts Australia has ever produced...his Encyclopaedia of Australian Sport has is a valued place in my book collection...he was also instrumental in preserving the early editions of Lee Falk's THE PHANTOM comics...unfortunately Jim passed away just a few months ago...
This season was the first time I can remember watching rugby league on television...I was 6 years old...the first game I saw was Balmain v North Sydney and the Tigers won 15-13 so I supported them for many years...my favourite player was goalkicking winger Len Killeen...the grand final this season was between South Sydney and Manly Warringah...Souths won 13 to 9... the next season, 1969, Balmain won the grand final by 11 points to 2 against South Sydney...
The action never stopped. No bunker , no challenges , 2 reserves only per side. Being honest , I am happier watching this than I am today’s NRL. And I am not a Rabbit or a Rooster.
That era marked real and proper play. Scrums were truly about contesting the ball. It was about 50/50 chance to gain territory and ball. It was a fair and just game.
The six tackle rule is an improvement I reckon, along with the 10m rule (introduced in 1983 I believe). I'm still unconvinced the 1 point field goal was necessary... what they should have considered is giving two points to the defending team every time a team tried a field goal and missed. A drop kick is a low percentage play... the rules should provide a disincentive to not try a drop field goal (well not unless you're freakishly good) As for contested scrums? I like the way modern Rugby Union does it..