She Knows The Rules: She Knows Rugby League

She Knows Rugby League
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SKTR Admin on 08/09/2009 15:39:00
 
The fact that Rugby League is the least attended by women of all the football
codes may have something to do with the rough nature of the game, not to mention
the code's ongoing PR problems, incidents of violence and allegations of bad
behavior by players.
But the good news is there is real change happening within the game and many
NRL teams are taking it upon themselves to take a proactive approach to making
the game more female and family friendly. For example, the South Sydney
Rabbitohs have said goodbye to cheerleaders and poker machines in their club and
the Manly Sea Eagles have engaged a number of high profile female ambassadors
such as Sarah Murdoch and Wendy Harmer.
Regardless of the relatively rough nature of the game, you don’t have to go
far to find some very passionate and diehard female NRL fans. Our own Kikki &
Sassy, for example, develop heart problems if they have to miss a game with The
Dragons or the Roosters, the teams who bring out their uniquely female passion
for footy and ironically, are currently top and bottom of the ladder
respectively.
The key objective of the game is for the team with the ball to run forward,
pass the ball to each other in a backward motion and break through the defence
line of their opposing team, who tackle the player with the ball in an attempt
to minimise or halt their progression down the field.
When a player is tackled, they must roll the ball under his foot to another
player to recommence play. A side is allowed five tackles before they must kick
the ball or hand it over.
There are three main ways a team scores points in Rugby League:
1.    A try – placing the ball over the try line – four points.
2.    A conversion – kicking the ball through the goal posts after a try is
scored – two points.
3.    A drop goal – when a player gets close enough to the goalpost to drop
the ball to the ground
and kick it through the posts – one point. A drop goal is most often kicked
towards the end of a game, when the scores are either tied or very close.