Please do not move this to the umpiring board.
The AFL have created an environment where players are now putting themselves in enormous danger.
Players are winning a ground ball, seeing an opposition player in front of them and charging with their heads down.
They open themselves up to terrible injury.
The thing that keeps players doing this is that the AFL have instructed the umpires to reward players who decide to put their heads down and charge at the opposition.
There is a very simple way to stop this terrible facet of our game from continuing - do not give them a free kick - instead, if they are tackled and don't handball or kick, ping them for holding the ball.
Once more - the AFL's actions have created this environment - as much as I hate Joel Selwood doing it, I hate seeing Murphy try to benefit from it - the AFL have encouraged players to do this.
The next issue is players collapsing at the knees.
How are the opposition meant to apply any pressure if all the player with the ball has to do is collapse and win a free kick?
Once again, the AFL have endorsed this tactic by giving free kicks to players who are deliberately collapsing.
The AFL have created this terrible situation - it is so s**t to watch and see players win the ball and then fall over like they've been shot.
Does any supporter like seeing this?
It is making the game difficult to watch
The AFL have created an environment where players are now putting themselves in enormous danger.
Players are winning a ground ball, seeing an opposition player in front of them and charging with their heads down.
They open themselves up to terrible injury.
The thing that keeps players doing this is that the AFL have instructed the umpires to reward players who decide to put their heads down and charge at the opposition.
There is a very simple way to stop this terrible facet of our game from continuing - do not give them a free kick - instead, if they are tackled and don't handball or kick, ping them for holding the ball.
Once more - the AFL's actions have created this environment - as much as I hate Joel Selwood doing it, I hate seeing Murphy try to benefit from it - the AFL have encouraged players to do this.
The next issue is players collapsing at the knees.
How are the opposition meant to apply any pressure if all the player with the ball has to do is collapse and win a free kick?
Once again, the AFL have endorsed this tactic by giving free kicks to players who are deliberately collapsing.
The AFL have created this terrible situation - it is so s**t to watch and see players win the ball and then fall over like they've been shot.
Does any supporter like seeing this?
It is making the game difficult to watch