Will the AFL ever get rid of the sub rule?

[Shaneprice97]

And why do/did they want to put a cap on the interchange rotations?

 

[Lensen]

There's no reason to have a cap AND a sub

 

[iPower]

They weren't going to, but since you made this thread they'll highly consider it.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Why? Think it works well in ensuring sides aren't too disadvantaged by a game ending injury, and provides an easy option to ease in kids or players back from injuries.

 

[Scotland]

I hope so. It's a gimmick.

3 interchange players, capped rotations and a 1 substitute. Reeks of a committee being involved.

 

[mike123]

The sub rule and capped interchanges means less specialist positions and more midfielders.

 

[*PAF]

I actually like both the sub rule and the cap on rotations.
2 subs and no rotations would be better.

 

[Saint4Life]

I'd rather 4 on the bench, with a cap of 20 to 25 rotations per quarter max. Get rid of the sub rule entirely, it was only brought in to limit rotations and has clearly not worked what so ever, blaming KB.

I've always hated the sub rule. Its hard for those young blokes just on the fringe to get some game time.

I mean, if your team is on the bottom of the ladder, you want to get games into the younger blokes, but giving them 15 minutes in the last quarter does nothing to be honest. I honestly enjoy watching more players get a go etc, it really test's out clubs depths and those that were overlooked as being no good, to show something.

I don't care if there's injuries and if its unfair one team is up one or two players. That's football, live with it, winning those types of games when the s**t gets tough are the ones you remember the most. Anyone here who actually plays the game on weekends themselves would know this.

 

[mike123]

I actually like both the sub rule and the cap on rotations.
2 subs and no rotations would be better.

What if a team had three injuries?

 

[*PAF]

What if a team had three injuries?

No difference to what happens now or even before the sub rule, they will probably lose.

 

[mike123]

No difference to what happens now or even before the sub rule, they will probably lose.

They will lose by allot more.

 

[*PAF]

They will lose by allot more.

Nah not really.

 

[mike123]

Nah not really.

if its 17 v 18 you will.

 

[*PAF]

if its 17 v 18 you will.

Get 3 players injured now and you will lose.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

The AFL don't like clubs using the sub player as a tactic in a game , and want to enforce that it can only be used by a club when a game ending injury happens.

Shows what a farce it is if that happens.

Get rid of the sub rule

22 players v 22 players , last man standing winner takes all no excuses

 

[n4nirvana]

sub rule atm is meaningless

teams are subbing at the end of 3rd/early 4th (sometimes mid 4th) as a token gesture, nothing more, nothing less

it achieves nothing in the current rules climate

 

[Stratton_Gun]

No sub
No cap
Get rid of this over regulated BS and let the boys play some good old fashioned footy

 

[Andrew Mc]

No sub
No cap
Get rid of this over regulated BS and let the boys play some good old fashioned footy

If you wanted that, then you'd get rid of interchanges completely.

 

[kickazz]

They got rid of the sub rule in 1978 and brought it back in 2011.

 

[Engimal]

sub rule atm is meaningless

teams are subbing at the end of 3rd/early 4th (sometimes mid 4th) as a token gesture, nothing more, nothing less

it achieves nothing in the current rules climate

Token gesture? A tactical sub can change the outcome of a game.

 

[leng jai]

The sub rule ruins Fantasy Football so naturally it must be destroyed.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Token gesture? A tactical sub can change the outcome of a game.

The AFL don't like it being used as a game tactic , they want it only to be used for a game ending injury.

Get rid of the sub

 

[master bate]

1. It's nice for injuries and fairness

2. It keeps interest. Oh if we sub off player x and sub on the sub we can still win

If the cap goes to 80 the sub should go. But 120 is barely a cap and so having 3 on the bench to work with the sub makes sense

 

[MWPP]

I would be happy if they did (it didn't achieve what they set out to achieve ie lowering interchanges), but won't happen

 

[Blue and Gold Blood]

I'd rather 4 on the bench, with a cap of 20 to 25 rotations per quarter max. Get rid of the sub rule entirely, it was only brought in to limit rotations and has clearly not worked what so ever, blaming KB.

I've always hated the sub rule. Its hard for those young blokes just on the fringe to get some game time.

I mean, if your team is on the bottom of the ladder, you want to get games into the younger blokes, but giving them 15 minutes in the last quarter does nothing to be honest. I honestly enjoy watching more players get a go etc, it really test's out clubs depths and those that were overlooked as being no good, to show something.

I don't care if there's injuries and if its unfair one team is up one or two players. That's football, live with it, winning those types of games when the s**t gets tough are the ones you remember the most. Anyone here who actually plays the game on weekends themselves would know this.

completely agree with everything you written. Capping the interchanges and substitutions was designed to slow the pace of the game down a bit, and also to reduce the amount of beehive soccer/rolling maul play, by making players tire quicker so that they have to remain in more tradional positions, which in turn would open up the game more and make it more visually appealing.

The substitution rule is completely flawed for all of the reasons stated above. Capping interchanges will allow the game to resemble something like it did from 10 years ago, where the best players were on the field most of the time, the fringe/injured players remained on the bench, and getting dragged for doing something stupid actually had some merit. I really hope this idiotic vest rule which has come from some soccer boffin is tossed to the scrap heap so we can return to the interchange method similar to basketball, or what the VFL used to look like.