The NRL will discuss rule changes at next Thursday's Competition Committee meeting in a bid to improve the game, as reported by NRL.com.
The 12-man committee will include NRL CEO Todd Greenberg, incoming ARL Comission chairman Peter V'Landys and his predecessor Peter Beattie, Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga, Penrith's Ivan Cleary and the Cowboys' Paul Green. Also present will be RLPA representative Clint Newton to represent players with the union preparign to table a submission on the 2019 season.
Extra time procedures are expected to be a key point of discussion. One idea is taking inspiration from the NFL's sudden death method.
In the NFL each team is given the chance to score and if a team scores first with a field goal then the opposition is given the chance to do the same but a touchdown automatically decides the game.
For rugby league this could translate to giving the opposing team a set of six to reply to a field goal or penalty goal scored in extra time.
Other options being considered include simply replacing it with ten minutes of extra time or introducing a 'golden try' decider.
Extra time will not be the only thing being discussed with the ideas of a five-minute sin bin and on-field captain's challenges also in play.
NRL.com has reported that it is not guaranteed that any ides will be taken to the ARL Commission to be considered with this year's meeting set to have more of an open forum style agenda than previous years.
The introduction of Hawkeye technology and simulated offside lines to decide on tries from kicks have both been pushed aside for next season. Trials in the technology have been happening since midway through the year and will continue with a view to formal introduction in 2021.