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Bloods
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- #4,201
This.It not the 6 6 6 rule that is causing issues. Its only in effect after goals and at the start of quarters so not as often to have much effect. Teams will still flood. The biggest rule change has been allowing teams to play on from kick in's after behinds. It allows team to bottle the ball in between the arcs and then set up defensively knowing if a goal is scored their defensive set ups will be unsettled for 30-40 seconds after the bounce.
The 666 rule I don't mind as a "reset" type feature. It makes the final stages more interesting if it's close as there is open space if you can get a quick clearance & get the ball fwd quickly... There's been a few cracking final 5 minutes to games this season IMO. For that alone I like it...
As you say, the playing on from kick ins then completely reverses that idea by allowing teams to hold it between the 50s and flood a side of the field anyway...
I reckon get rid of that & establish a hard limit on interchange rotations.