THE NRL coaches’ conference has agreed on a proposal to introduce a new system of extra time during rugby league finals matches.

The move will mean if a match is drawn the game goes into five minutes of extra time each way before going to golden point if scores are still level after 90 minutes of football.

In order for the new system to be implemented for this year’s finals series, it still needs to win approval from the NRL Competition Committee but with the support of all 16 NRL coaches it’s guaranteed to be rubber-stamped.

The new system would mean in a scenario like the epic grand final between North Queensland and the Brisbane Broncos last season the match would have gone into extra time before being decided by golden point.

Round 19

Representatives from all 16 NRL clubs met at League Central headquarters on Wednesday where a robust meeting covered topics including golden point, obstruction, lying down and diving.