I remember the NRL's last play-the-ball crackdown. It ended very badly

History repeats as NRL considers another crackdown on play-the-balls, sparking déjà vu and disbelief.

The Canberra Times

Has history taught us nothing? Did we not learn from the last time there was an NRL crackdown on the play-the-ball?

Or has the memory of 2018 been lost in a COVID-19-induced brain fog?

I almost choked on my Weet-Bix this morning when I saw that the NRL was considering a crackdown on the play-the-balls next year as part of their end-of-season review into the bunker, the universe and everything.

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