Beveridge the only senior coach to sook about the new interpretation, all others I've seen have been supportive or just get on with it.
He'll have to change his training routine now!
I predict an unchanged side although JPK might be this week’s sub
I'll be surprised. He looked a little rusty last week, or certainly that he'll benefit from getting some playing miles in his legs. I imagine they'd rather he actually plays the VFL game than sits on the bench doing nothing. I don't think our midfield needs him right now (and I don't think he really fits anywhere else) but a wave of COVID or an unfortunate injury to, say, Parker or Mills in the next couple of months could change all that.
When is the VFL? Can he be sub and play VFL?
It's a curtain raiser for the senior game (albeit on Tramway, rather than the SCG).
I've just noticed the start time - shortly after 10am. I'd imagined it would be a bit earlier, so that's good for an extra hour in bed on Saturday morning, but doesn't leave much time for a Centennial Park walk between games. At times earlier this year I've had to kill three hours between games (and in the dark, too, when a park walk isn't attractive).
We need to bring Gus and Joey back in but might be better to do one at a time , dont want mass changes to a winning side .
Gus in this week , Joey gets another run in the 2s to come back next week . Harry sub
Suspensions should not be necessary. Make a new infraction called "simulation" and pay a free against the stager. If the stager has already infringed other rules, pay a 50 metre penalty.
Timewasting used to be a reportable offence, but the rules were changed to make it a 50 metre penalty at about the time when the 50 metre penalty was introduced (c. 1988). This is still in the rules for the Brownlow medal where reportable offences "other than a timewasting offence" are grounds for disqualification.
"Unbelievable!" -- Nick Davis leaves his mark on the 2005 semi final
I think the argument for it being dealt with by the MRP is that it is often impossible for the umpires to see what is clear on TV vision, especially from multiple angles.
The MRP already has the right to fine or suspend players for staging, but it's something they are loathe to do.
I don't think there's a need to penalise players via fines or other sanctions for creating head contact. Not yet, anyway. While some actions are clearly just playing for a free, there are others where it's a bit less clear whether the player is genuinely trying to evade a tackle by moving sideways (and often lowering their body in the first place) or primarily playing for a free. First we should just stop rewarding the blatant ones, while acknowledging that the umpires don't always have a perfect view, and see how behaviour changes.
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