Wayne Bennett says top NRL coaches back a proposed kick-off overhaul, with the ARL Commission to vote on this significant rule change soon.
Wayne Bennett says the code's most powerful coaches have backed a proposed overhaul of the kick-off as the ARL Commission confronts one of the most important rule changes in the NRL's 118-year history.
ARL Commission boss Peter V'landys will preside over a board meeting on Wednesday at which ARLC delegates will vote on whether to rubberstamp several mooted rule changes _ most notably to kick restarts in the NRL.
The NRL has copped some blowback over a radical revamp of the kick-off, with traditionalists insisting there should be no change to the status quo of a scoring team receiving the ball back from the halfway kick restart.
But if the ARLC supports the view of South Sydney super coach Bennett, the team that has been scored against will have the choice to kick-off or receive the ball in this year's 2026 premiership.