Bellamy said it was far too soon to dismiss the first-year system. "My opinion is there was always going to be some glitches along the way," Bellamy said. "They spent a lot of money on the bunker and we have seen a lot of thought and work go into it. "To expect it to be 100 per cent full-proof straight away is probably not realistic." Bellamy added the bunker's early success set the bar too high for a new system.

"The first two weeks we all got really excited and there was no glitches and everyone said, 'How good is this?'" Bellamy said. "Then, all of a sudden, we get a few glitches and it's panic stations. With all due respect, we have all had a couple of bad decisions along the way, which we get all the time [in sport]. "I'm as bad as anyone else and I blow up when we get a bad decision, but we should be a bit more patient with it." But Bellamy also cautioned the NRL to look carefully at what the bunker was used for beyond deciding if a try was scored correctly. "What their duties are and where their responsibilities start and stop need to be sorted out," Bellamy said.

"Deciding on whether you get a penalty in a tackle if a player stays down, or whether you don't and how far you go back ... to me the main thing is whether we get the right decision on tries more often than not. "The other thing we wanted from it was to make that decision in as quick a time as possible, and I think both of those things have been a success. But now the bunker is creeping into a couple of other things and I'm not saying that's right or wrong. "The system is only eight weeks old and as we go we need to smooth it out. "We should be applauding them for putting the bunker in and trying to get the right decision in the quickest time." Bellamy was less supportive of the NRL looking into a salary cap for off-field football staff similar to what the AFL has in place.

"They might cut my pay down – I'm not quite sure," Bellamy joked. "I'd like to see them get the on-field salary cap right first before they start a salary cap off the field. "Anyway, that's a decision for them to make. I know it's been in the AFL, but I'm not sure how long it's been in and whether it's been a success or not. "Our guys will be looking at that but there are more pressing things in the game than that."