Players are no longer allowed to engage in contact prior to the ball being thrown up. Not sure that this will help teams that like to play two ruckman (unless they are particularly tall or can leap high), mobile players (e.g. ruck-rovers) might end up doing the ruck work.
AFL tackles stoppages with changes to ruck rules
I liked the test of strength that the ruck rule provided - this rule sucks.
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