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<blockquote data-quote="staph.glorious" data-source="post: 417956" data-attributes="member: 41040"><p>When internationals were trialing the full compliment of ELVs put forward, there was some concern over their use in the game, as the tactic reaped great dividends, especially at long range - either a relatively easy 3 points, or considerable territory, which was huge in that environment.</p><p></p><p>With the current set of laws, however, possession has become more significant. As such, the rate of drop goal attempts has eased off. Their effect on the game at the moment is not damaging, i.e. it does not negate from a match's try-tally.</p><p></p><p>Were it ever to reach a point again that the drop goal was a favourable option over territory-with-possession, then perhaps the scrum-back 'penalty' could be implemented, as it is for kicks made off-the-boot that go dead.</p><p></p><p>This is all hypothetical, though; drop goals don't plague the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="staph.glorious, post: 417956, member: 41040"] When internationals were trialing the full compliment of ELVs put forward, there was some concern over their use in the game, as the tactic reaped great dividends, especially at long range - either a relatively easy 3 points, or considerable territory, which was huge in that environment. With the current set of laws, however, possession has become more significant. As such, the rate of drop goal attempts has eased off. Their effect on the game at the moment is not damaging, i.e. it does not negate from a match's try-tally. Were it ever to reach a point again that the drop goal was a favourable option over territory-with-possession, then perhaps the scrum-back 'penalty' could be implemented, as it is for kicks made off-the-boot that go dead. This is all hypothetical, though; drop goals don't plague the game. [/QUOTE]
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