The NRL's rule changes have significantly increased set restarts, but "six again" remains beneficial for enhancing game flow and creativity.
With the NRL's off-season rule changes, we're all well aware that across the first two rounds of this season, set restarts have almost doubled from last year.
Have we got too many now? Yes, without a doubt.
But I'm still a big fan of the "six again" and how it is used - even with the expanded use for offsides and ruck infringements now, from the attacking team's 20-metre line to the try line.
The game will sort itself out, and we'll find the right balance with refereeing the ruck. I'm even a big fan of this crackdown - which has increased set restarts by 67 per cent on last year - because it has opened the game up, created a quicker contest, quicker play-the-balls and more room for creative players.