The NRL will live stream all judiciary cases in 2020 in bid to boost transparency

The NRL have made a landmark decision that will change the face of rugby league judiciary hearings forever and bring the fans closer than ever before.

The NRL will open the doors on their judiciary hearings. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi.

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The NRL will throw open the doors of their judiciary hearings this season with live streaming of cases from their Moore Park headquarters.

NRL staff will broadcast the hearings live via their website with full vision and audio of every case.

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The NRL will open the doors on their judiciary hearings. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi.

It will be the first time a football competition in Australia has its doors to the fans for judiciary hearings.

In other major changes announced on Friday evening:

* Two-time Manly premiership winner Michael Robertson will replace Michael Buettner as the Match Review Committee Coordinator. Luke Patten and Anthony Quinn have been appointed to the MRC, replacing Buettner and Stuart Raper.

* Players will qualify for one additional monetary fine – rather than demerit points - for minor Grade One offences including tripping, careless high tackles, contrary conduct and detrimental conduct for players involved in the finals matches.

* The number of comparable incidents that can be used during hearings has been reduced from three to one.

* Minor changes to the demerit points sytem which will result in stronger penalties for careless and reckless high tackles.

The NRL wants to give fans a better understanding of how adjudications for foul play are handed down and have been working on the technology to broadcast live judiciary hearings for months.

“We asked our supporters through an online survey if they believed they would benefit from watching Judiciary hearings and the vast majority felt they would,” NRL Head of Football Elite Competitions Graham Annesley said.

“If we can address the technical issues of streaming hearings without interfering with the judicial process, this can only provide fans with a greater understanding of Judiciary hearing decisions.”

Representatives from all 16 NRL clubs at the CEO’s conferences in Perth were overwhelming supportive of the idea.

Originally published as The NRL will live stream all judiciary cases in 2020 in bid to boost transparency