Not hearing the siren

[WIZARD24]

Was listening to a interview about the new stadium in perth and how it will have amazing acoustics like the new adelaide one and was thinking how to combat not hearing to siren. I was thinking like they do in basket ball with the shot clock violation As soon as the clock goes zero the Goal/Point post lights up and with the new stadiums have a ring around all the tiersthat light up as well would really add to a close game i reckon thoughts??

 

[ManWithNoName]

Far too sensible to be implemented until we have at least 3 more incidents.

 

[Kram]

Not the worst idea ever.

 

[Jewbacca]

They'll just * that up as well.

 

[BluesMan]

Murphy's Law? More like AFL's Law. Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

Really good idea but.

 

[Underarm]

It would just add to the delay to when the end of the game is and when the Umpires hear it.

As an asthetic though....

 

[The Falcon Strike]

I don't mind the idea of the posts lighting up on the siren - visually nice and actually effective.

The zinger bails in cricket should be used in Tests - sure they have their flaws but as a cricket purist, I love their functionality far more than the design.

For run outs / stumpings it is a highly effective way of working out when stumps are broken (albeit the rules might need to be adjusted.

And for the crowd, particularly the plebs at square leg - you can see what is going on.

 

[Allikat]

It's a good idea, but you'd have to make sure the audience understands the rules, or change them, because the end of the quarter won't be when everything lights up, it's still when the umpires signal it to be over. Even if it's early (yeah I know the irony of my posting this cos I go for Freo)

 

[BillingsStar]

I think it's a great idea. You don't have to have the whole posts light up though, even just a small bit (about 1/8 of the post) would be fine.

 

[SkyHawk]

Far too sensible to be implemented until we have at least 3 more incidents.

Yep. Notice how quickly the Hawks-Crows sirengate fiasco was swept under the carpet. Barely registered a mention.

Incidentally, the first goal of that match by Pods hit the post. Not even reviewed.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

What about when you have umpires like Chamberlain who just imagine the posts light up?

 

[Admiral Byng]

Just link the buzzer in the umpire's earpiece to the actual siren somehow. When the real siren goes off, the umpire hears something in his earpiece at the same time not some system where they can drift a couple of seconds apart over a quarter of footy as time is called on and off. They must be directly linked.

 

[WIZARD24]

It would just add to the delay to when the end of the game is and when the Umpires hear it.

As an asthetic though....

Yep agreed you would have to add a visual aspect to the law

 

[DardySingh360]

Ball explodes

 

[Pusswah]

Could we just all boo?

 

[SkyHawk]

Ball explodes

What if it was about to sail through the goals and some of the rubber shrapnel from the explosion hit the post? Would we make a rule saying that "most of the ball went through?" This would be great comedy, with a video review and a tape measure held up to the screen to determine percentage of ball through.

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

You want flashing posts, AFL will say they'll implement it, but we'll end up with two blokes with watches standing near the posts with torches.

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

What if it was about to sail through the goals and some of the rubber shrapnel from the explosion hit the post? Would we make a rule saying that "most of the ball went through?" This would be great comedy, with a video review and a tape measure held up to the screen to determine percentage of ball through.

Maybe we need the ball to implode instead. That way, there is no shrapnel. Safer for the players as well.

I like the idea. Let's do it.

 

[JUBJUB]

How about umps wear shock collars ?
Siren goes,they get zapped.Fun for all,even if your team is 10 goals down.

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

How about umps wear shock collars ?
Siren goes,they get zapped.Fun for all,even if your team is 10 goals down.

How can I like this more than once??

 

[SkyHawk]

Maybe we need the ball to implode instead. That way, there is no shrapnel. Safer for the players as well.

I like the idea. Let's do it.

What if it imploded in your hands and they got sucked into the vacuum created? Might have to go on the injury list with a diagnosis of "hand implosion".

Or on grand final day:

"This to win the grand final for the Swans! Buddy kicks it. It's a mammoth kick and it's going all the way...oops, the ball has imploded and fallen on Hannebury's head!! Hawthorn are premiers 2014!"

 

[Angus Young]

You don't need a siren.... just call time when Hawthorn are running into an open goal.

 

[BEEG]

Won't happen until it cost a team a big final or possibly a grand final

 

[Burzum]

Knowing the AFL they'd put two normal light bulbs at the top of the goal posts.

 

[SkyHawk]

Knowing the AFL they'd put two normal light bulbs at the top of the goal posts.

Someone from the crowd would be changing the bulbs at half time...