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NRL guru Phil Gould has gone nuclear over proposed rule changes to the kick off and called for the top brass to listen to coaches and players instead of doctors and lawyers.
Gould has been left raging over calls to outlaw the kick return in a bid to reduce concussions in the game.
That conversation reached fever pitch on Anzac Day when St George Illawarra centre Moses Suli was knocked out when his head collected the elbow and head of Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.
Former rugby league player and respected doctor Nathan Gibbs has said the easiest way to prevent these collision is to ban the kick return while a host of journalists have also agreed the idea has merit.
Gould has questioned why players and coaches aren't being consulted and why there are so many new rules popping up in the NRL
However former players have blown up at the suggestion, with former Bulldogs and Dragons skipper James Graham saying: 'If you want the game to be [completely] safe, you're playing the wrong game,' on NRL360.
Gould is now begging the NRL to start listening to the coaches and players and stop ripping at the fabric of the game through constant rule changes.
'There's no alternative, leave the game alone,' he said on Nine's 100% Footy.
'We are tearing it apart. It is really frustrating
