Things can change pretty quickly, hey? A few being the umpires interpretation of the rule changes. Nowhere near as many 50s from markers moving off the Mark. It’s actually gone the other way and umps are calling play on way too quickly - puts pressure back on the player with the ball when not expecting it.
Another change has been the clogging up of the corridor - makes for ugly footy as the game has reverted back to more conservative routes around the boundary.
As for our tackling, I reckon it’s a strength thing rather than technique. Our tackling wasn’t terrible on Friday, for example, but the hawks were simply stronger. They were able to get something that resembled a handpass away even though the tackle was pretty effective.
umps seem to be more forgiving with throws - this is pretty common across all games I’ve watched recently.
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