The new 'man on the mark' rule is a classic case of AFL over reach and their solution for an inconsequential 'problem' is just stupidity. Hocking is a spud....this league is run by spuds. It's gobsmacking.....
The new 'man on the mark' rule is a classic case of AFL over reach and their solution for an inconsequential 'problem' is just stupidity. Hocking is a spud....this league is run by spuds. It's gobsmacking.....
Simple tweak is to make the 30 seconds a shot clock like basketball...in others words 0:00 equals “play on”.
When a player stands over the ball and doesn't allow the player who has been paid the free to pick it up, is blatant time wasting to allow players to flood back into defence. The other one that irks me is when the player on the mark is pushed or blocked by another player from the team that is taking the kick. Should be obstruction and 50 metres. Both of these are Hawthorn tactics.
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I don't like any form of a shot clock. It is just a knock off from another sport. Just call time on until the player kicks it. If he handballs off it's play on. The time keepers know what they are doing.
The sudden trend of 5-8 players on the mark in front of goal is horrible to watch.
Can't say I've witnessed that so frequently but is typical with a critical kick after the siren. What's the issue? It makes sense because the defending team is trying lawfully to make it harder for the kicker to goal. That's what they're meant to be doing. I suppose if they outlaw it for everyone then it's an even playing field - but why make yet another rule when you don't have to and the situation doesn't arise that often?
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Simple solution to fix things is to return to the rules at midnight before interchange was brought in. 19th and 20th man. Once you’re off you’re off. If Bobby Skilton played today you wouldn’t see him resting in the forward pocket and creating havoc, you’d see him on the bench waiting to come back on. The best players should never be off.
Im not sure who the "Genius" is who thinks that low scoring can be fixed with these 3 piddly rule changes. But FFS time to hang em up mate! Its time for some fresh minds!
Article today about the three rule changes.
In my view, the best para is:
‘This steady decline in scoring is because team defence has become very good at stopping opposition scoring, with every player required to defend regardless of their role and where they are on the ground.’
Too little respect is given to the elevated defence skills of today’s elite AFL player.
I also agree that if the AFL really wants to increase scoring they should drastically cut interchange rotations - beyond the 75 limit now to be allowed (as per comment in this thread above). I note the reservation based on ‘player welfare’ but is there any evidence that there were more injuries pre the introduction of the rotation rule?
And I hate the so-called ‘nuclear option’ of zones to be trialled in the VFL/East Coast comp. That would be a drastic change to the game - and most unwelcome in my view. 6/6/6 has taken the notion far enough already.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...20-p56gd2.html
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