wolftone57
24th February 2018, 01:51 PM
It was scrappy but I suspect rust and the wind were to blame for that.
Lloyd and Hewett were both very busy, with Lloyd mostly using the ball well and Hewett sometimes well.
I agree with deja that it was great to see Rohan out there and looking in pretty good nick. I hadn't expected to see him. I love how he knows he can get away from players with a step or two burst and I thought he was pretty creative today.
Florent looked good in patches, especially in the first quarter. Aliir did some great stuff and some not so great stuff but he looked far closer to the 2016 model than the 2017 model.
I lament the way the game has gone. Like Kevin Bartlett I hate the fact we have scrimages all the time. If the AFL wanted to do something about that they would but they don't because it fits with their Rugby vision for the game. If they got rid of nominating the ruck, whistled the play up as soon as players hit the deck and threw the ball up before everyone was ready play would naturally move. The SANFL & WAFL do it this way and the games moved far quicker. Think of what AFL players could do with that.
I don't think the boffins at AFL House or the AFL Commission have a proper vision for the game. I can see X will be a way of attracting international interest. but as for vision as to where the game is going here and how to make it better then I think they have lost the plot. Knee jerk reactions like introducing stupid new rules, nominate the ruck, and their interpretation of holding the ball, incorrect disposal, high hits, deliberate out of bounds, push in the back, holding on, sliding, kicking in danger etc are all problematic. None of this has made the game any better, in fact I'd argue they have made the game worse. Take into the roughhouse tactics, high hits and less fitness and skills, the '70's and '80's were a far better style of footy to watch. less scrimages, far less. Why? Because they did not have crap interpretation and highly interpretive rules to cope with.
Lloyd and Hewett were both very busy, with Lloyd mostly using the ball well and Hewett sometimes well.
I agree with deja that it was great to see Rohan out there and looking in pretty good nick. I hadn't expected to see him. I love how he knows he can get away from players with a step or two burst and I thought he was pretty creative today.
Florent looked good in patches, especially in the first quarter. Aliir did some great stuff and some not so great stuff but he looked far closer to the 2016 model than the 2017 model.
I lament the way the game has gone. Like Kevin Bartlett I hate the fact we have scrimages all the time. If the AFL wanted to do something about that they would but they don't because it fits with their Rugby vision for the game. If they got rid of nominating the ruck, whistled the play up as soon as players hit the deck and threw the ball up before everyone was ready play would naturally move. The SANFL & WAFL do it this way and the games moved far quicker. Think of what AFL players could do with that.
I don't think the boffins at AFL House or the AFL Commission have a proper vision for the game. I can see X will be a way of attracting international interest. but as for vision as to where the game is going here and how to make it better then I think they have lost the plot. Knee jerk reactions like introducing stupid new rules, nominate the ruck, and their interpretation of holding the ball, incorrect disposal, high hits, deliberate out of bounds, push in the back, holding on, sliding, kicking in danger etc are all problematic. None of this has made the game any better, in fact I'd argue they have made the game worse. Take into the roughhouse tactics, high hits and less fitness and skills, the '70's and '80's were a far better style of footy to watch. less scrimages, far less. Why? Because they did not have crap interpretation and highly interpretive rules to cope with.