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The NRL board voted to retain the McIntyre system despite criticism of it from several clubs and an alternative system being put forward by premiership-winning coach Warren Ryan.
However, the penalty points system used by the judiciary was dramatically altered, with all carry over points from last season cancelled.
That means players who would have carried penalty points into this season will now start from scratch.
The board moved to increase points for serious dangerous throws and other deliberate charges including striking, kicking, dropping the knees and contrary conduct.
The board also directed the match review committee to ignore all existing precedents and to use a new points table.
"There will be no value in putting forward a tackle from 2003 or previous season to dispute a grading in 2004," NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley said.
"Neither the panel nor the judiciary will be bound by those precedents.
"Accordingly carry over points of less than 100 that relate to previous charges will not remain on the player's record in 2004.
"It is expected that some minor incidents which attracted a grade one charge in 2003 may not attract a charge in 2004 but other more serious acts may attract a significantly higher penalty."
It's the second major overhaul of the judiciary system since the turn of the year.
Last month the NRL sacked former commissioner Jim Hall and created a new position for former Test referee Greg McCallum.
McCallum was entrusted with the responsibility of deciding whether players should be charged with offences.
Sydney barrister and former Canterbury and Newtown player Peter Kite, SC, took on the other new position of judiciary counsel.
The decision to retain the McIntyre system for a sixth consecutive season followed a detailed review of three prospective finals systems, including the existing format.
Ryan addressed the board personally to present the benefits of his proposed system while the current AFL system was also reviewed.
The board decided the final draft of the Ryan system, which included several changes from the original proposal presented to clubs in December, had key issues that the board did not agree with.
They included the possibility that the eighth placed team could be beaten in the first week of the finals but still remain in the finals.
"It has left room to debate the concept further and to reconsider finals options for future seasons," Annesley said.
"Mathematics aside it (the McIntyre system) has also delivered some of the most exciting finals series we have ever seen.
"We have not had the same issues of predictability that other codes have experienced, indeed far from it."
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However, the penalty points system used by the judiciary was dramatically altered, with all carry over points from last season cancelled.
That means players who would have carried penalty points into this season will now start from scratch.
The board moved to increase points for serious dangerous throws and other deliberate charges including striking, kicking, dropping the knees and contrary conduct.
The board also directed the match review committee to ignore all existing precedents and to use a new points table.
"There will be no value in putting forward a tackle from 2003 or previous season to dispute a grading in 2004," NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley said.
"Neither the panel nor the judiciary will be bound by those precedents.
"Accordingly carry over points of less than 100 that relate to previous charges will not remain on the player's record in 2004.
"It is expected that some minor incidents which attracted a grade one charge in 2003 may not attract a charge in 2004 but other more serious acts may attract a significantly higher penalty."
It's the second major overhaul of the judiciary system since the turn of the year.
Last month the NRL sacked former commissioner Jim Hall and created a new position for former Test referee Greg McCallum.
McCallum was entrusted with the responsibility of deciding whether players should be charged with offences.
Sydney barrister and former Canterbury and Newtown player Peter Kite, SC, took on the other new position of judiciary counsel.
The decision to retain the McIntyre system for a sixth consecutive season followed a detailed review of three prospective finals systems, including the existing format.
Ryan addressed the board personally to present the benefits of his proposed system while the current AFL system was also reviewed.
The board decided the final draft of the Ryan system, which included several changes from the original proposal presented to clubs in December, had key issues that the board did not agree with.
They included the possibility that the eighth placed team could be beaten in the first week of the finals but still remain in the finals.
"It has left room to debate the concept further and to reconsider finals options for future seasons," Annesley said.
"Mathematics aside it (the McIntyre system) has also delivered some of the most exciting finals series we have ever seen.
"We have not had the same issues of predictability that other codes have experienced, indeed far from it."
foxsports.com
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