Interchange rules hurt: Swans - Real Footy

**ScottH** · 22nd January 2008, 06:50 AM

Interchange rules hurt: Swans
Real Footy, Australia - 18 Jan 2008
Swans coach Paul Roos made it clear yesterday that Sydney now would be forced to play a weakened team against Hawthorn on February 17 in Tasmania. ...

**stellation** · 22nd January 2008, 08:38 AM

It isn't like Paul Roos to be a whiny bitch.

**AnnieH** · 22nd January 2008, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by ScottH

Interchange rules hurt: Swans
Real Footy, Australia - 18 Jan 2008
Swans coach Paul Roos made it clear yesterday that Sydney now would be forced to play a weakened team against Hawthorn on February 17 in Tasmania. ...

Since when did we front up to an Ansett Cup game with the "full" team?
I thought only the ressies and the new blokes played.

***goswannie14*** · 22nd January 2008, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by Annie Haddad

Since when did we front up to an Ansett Cup game with the "full" team?
I thought only the ressies and the new blokes played.

Roosey said weeks ago that with the extra three weeks off some of the senior players were further along their prep than in recent years. The inference was that some of them may play in the NAB cup.

**Chow-Chicker** · 22nd January 2008, 09:55 AM

I haven't been interested or paid any attention to that absolute garbage they call the NAB Cup. The NAB Cup is just a circus of idiotic ideas blended together to form a game of nonesense. The "International Rules" with Ireland has more resemblance to real AFL than the NAB Cup these days.

Barltlett and crew are obviously bipolar. They introduce rules to quicken the game - 30 second shot clock, kick in rule and the 15 metre kick for a mark (play on, play on, play on). Then they introduce a cap on the interchange bench to keep fatigued players out there. Super idea! How does this improve the game? No idea. And better still - the stupid comp is played in February and up in the Northern parts of the country where it's hot and sticky - HEY LETS CAP THE AMOUNT OF INTERCHANGES PER QUARTER!!!!

**AnnieH** · 22nd January 2008, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by goswannie14

Roosey said weeks ago that with the extra three weeks off some of the senior players were further along their prep than in recent years. The inference was that some of them may play in the NAB cup.

Maybe Blind Barry.
C'mon Rev ... do you honestly think that Roosey is going to play Goodsey in the Ansett Cup and risk him getting injured??
Even I don't think Roosey can be that stoopid.

**Lucky Knickers** · 22nd January 2008, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by stellation

It isn't like Paul Roos to be a whiny bitch.

My sentiments exactly.

**Wardy** · 22nd January 2008, 12:59 PM

I just dont like the NAB cup and now with the limited interchange rule I fear that someone will sustain a season ending injury - we have been lucky in recent years - I think it should be scrapped have the H & A season like it used to be in that all teams played each other twice. You know it makes sense

**Robbo** · 22nd January 2008, 01:47 PM

We've been playing with weakened teams in the NAB cup for years.

**Xie Shan** · 22nd January 2008, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Chow-Chicker

Barltlett and crew are obviously bipolar. They introduce rules to quicken the game - 30 second shot clock, kick in rule and the 15 metre kick for a mark (play on, play on, play on). Then they introduce a cap on the interchange bench to keep fatigued players out there. Super idea! How does this improve the game? No idea.

Wasn't it all just a massive AFL conspiracy to stop us from playing tempo football? I thought everyone knew!

**Claret** · 22nd January 2008, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Robbo

We've been playing with weakened teams in the NAB cup for years.

Originally Posted by goswannie14

Roosey said weeks ago that with the extra three weeks off some of the senior players were further along their prep than in recent years. The inference was that some of them may play in the NAB cup.

I think GS corrected the same statement earlier