Bold Decisions Are Needed

[Frank Gallagher]

We all whinge and moan about umpiring and the new rules that filter in on a yearly basis, why don't we start thinking how to make the game easier to umpire? And maybe get a few more kids playing as well.

1: abolish the throwing the ball rule, make it open slather, why do we care so much about handballs? There are at least a dozen throws not paid every game, makes it easier for umpires and makes it easier for imports-kids taking up the sport.

2: Bouncing the ball, why are we doing this? What purpose does it serve? Would make our game much easier for imports.

3: If the ball hits the post and goes through the goals it's a goal, would make life much easier for goal umpires especially in the lower ranks and rid us of ridiculous reviews at the top level.

4: Incidental touches that go through the goals to remain a goal, see above.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Your opinions suck and you should feel bad

 

[Spirit Level]

Nah

 

[kaiserchief13]

With those changes players would start throwing the ball overarm to their fastest players and it'll be a sprint to the goals...the sport would completely change

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Your opinions suck and you should feel bad

Next year the AFL are introducing another new rule, after every bounce a player must perform a pirouette.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

With those changes players would start throwing the ball overarm to their fastest players and it'll be a sprint to the goals...the sport would completely change

So?

 

[Thrawn]

Shave your head for charity. It'll be better than this thread.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

With those changes players would start throwing the ball overarm to their fastest players and it'll be a sprint to the goals...the sport would completely change

We could make it that the arm can't go beyond 30 degrees

 

[kaiserchief13]

So?

It'll be basically NFL with having to kick the ball through the goals to score

 

[StonesThrow]

Next year the AFL are introducing another new rule, after every bounce a player must perform a pirouette.

To make it easier for imports

 

[FISTO]

I know someone on that look of the game rule committee thingy that was set up. Got two early hot tips about what to expect in 2020.

- Players will be made to wear bibs indicating their positions, thus penalizing any player who is outside of their position's indicated zone. Examples for position names are as such to be displayed on their bibs - Wing Defender (WD), Goal Attack (GA), Center (C) etc
- Any contact between opposition players is prohibited resulting in a 1 week suspension to the offending party, regardless of the impact (see Mason Cox vs Dylan Grimes)

 

[Sprout]

Big night eh?

 

[Frank Gallagher]

To make it easier for imports

It's attitudes like this that will hold our game back, look at the inroads soccer and basketball have made over the last 30 years, the world is a much smaller place than it was 30 years ago, s**t even 10 years ago, it isn't just about what's in our own backyard now days.

We have a good ******* brand that athletes enjoy playing, why not rid ourselves of ancient rules that serve no purpose what so ever only to make our game harder to play?

 

[Man0gwaR74]

1. * the imports!

2. * the imports!

3. * the imports!

4. * the imports!

It's called AFL Football btw!

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Big night eh?

What's the time?

 

[Frank Gallagher]

1. **** the imports!

2. **** the imports!

3. **** the imports!

4. **** the imports!

It's called AFL Football btw!

Used to be VFL, s**t changes.

 

[JackOutback]

1. **** the imports!

2. **** the imports!

3. **** the imports!

4. **** the imports!

It's called AFL Football btw!

Australian Football League football?

It’s called Australian rules football. Or Aussie rules. Or footy.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

1. **** the imports!

2. **** the imports!

3. **** the imports!

4. **** the imports!

It's called AFL Football btw!

Well mate, can you come up with a better way to get our game umpired decently? I'll be glad to hear it.

The only way that happens is if we make the game easier to umpire, surely you agree with that?

 

[wadistance]

We could make it that the arm can't go beyond 30 degrees

Yeah that’d be real *in easy. Instead of seeing if the fist makes contact with the ball, you need a ******* protractor and spirit level for every passage of play.


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[Topkent]

We all whinge and moan about umpiring and the new rules that filter in on a yearly basis, why don't we start thinking how to make the game easier to umpire? And maybe get a few more kids playing as well.

1: abolish the throwing the ball rule, make it open slather, why do we care so much about handballs? There are at least a dozen throws not paid every game, makes it easier for umpires and makes it easier for imports-kids taking up the sport.

2: Bouncing the ball, why are we doing this? What purpose does it serve? Would make our game much easier for imports.

3: If the ball hits the post and goes through the goals it's a goal, would make life much easier for goal umpires especially in the lower ranks and rid us of ridiculous reviews at the top level.

4: Incidental touches that go through the goals to remain a goal, see above.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

 

[Tarkyn_24]

My bold decision is * no

 

[Macpotata]

 

[Matt_TY]

It's attitudes like this that will hold our game back, look at the inroads soccer and basketball have made over the last 30 years, the world is a much smaller place than it was 30 years ago, s**t even 10 years ago, it isn't just about what's in our own backyard now days.

We have a good ******* brand that athletes enjoy playing, why not rid ourselves of ancient rules that serve no purpose what so ever only to make our game harder to play?

Except the AFL outright promotes the handball in their explanatory videos as part of the character of Aussie Rules, which it is. I mean most internationals don't know how to properly kick an Aussie Rules ball either, should we get rid of that too? The best way to get the game better umpired is to *stop changing* rules and interpretations and focuses so frequently, so that our umpires can better concentrate on the rules we have. It's not worth chasing people who won't play Australian Football unless it becomes American Football.

In summary, as they say on the Internet, "delet this"

 

[CrowInFiji]

We all whinge and moan about umpiring and the new rules that filter in on a yearly basis, why don't we start thinking how to make the game easier to umpire? And maybe get a few more kids playing as well.

1: abolish the throwing the ball rule, make it open slather, why do we care so much about handballs? There are at least a dozen throws not paid every game, makes it easier for umpires and makes it easier for imports-kids taking up the sport.

2: Bouncing the ball, why are we doing this? What purpose does it serve? Would make our game much easier for imports.

3: If the ball hits the post and goes through the goals it's a goal, would make life much easier for goal umpires especially in the lower ranks and rid us of ridiculous reviews at the top level.

4: Incidental touches that go through the goals to remain a goal, see above.

None of these are rules that fans consistently whinge about ( save perhaps maybe the throwing the ball one)

You are trying to put out a bushfire with a sponge.