The problem with short quarters is that it makes a come-back really difficult. In most games, if you got 25-30 points in front, you were pretty comfortable that you'd win.
Make the final quarter the usual length?
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The problem with short quarters is that it makes a come-back really difficult. In most games, if you got 25-30 points in front, you were pretty comfortable that you'd win.
Except for two clear instances this weekend when leads of that size got overturned and a third that was only a kick away.The problem with short quarters is that it makes a come-back really difficult. In most games, if you got 25-30 points in front, you were pretty comfortable that you'd win.
Make the final quarter the usual length?
Once things return to normality, whenever that is, do you support retaining 16 minute quarters as we've seen this weekend or would you prefer to go back to the original 20 minute plus time on quarters.
I keep hearing from the football media that everyone is in favour of 16 minute quarters, but I think they're doing the bidding of the AFL and most supporters are against it.
Are we going to have reduced ticket prices as well?
This one shits me. Last year the AFL tweeted the clip from the 89 grand final when Gazza soared over the ruckmen at a boundary throw-in, grabbed the pill and snapped a goal, as one of the great GF highlights (it is). I tweeted back at them "you do realise that would be a free against him under today's rules?" (no response).I mean the 3rd man-rucking rule
I got no issues with this specific season sticking to what did in first round and it does allow for the extra reason to shorten the minimum breaks between games that players agreed to in circumstances. But next season back to normal quarters of around 30 minutes.If the season does restart, the problem is that a round has alreasdy been played at 16 minutes. I'm in favour of 20 minutes, but having started the season with 16 is it feasible to change mid-season? ................ oh, yes, it is, they change rules mid-season fairly often, and "interpretations" often change mid-round early in the year.