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Found this interesting.
Really weird if this is true. May as well use the player even if it is just in small bursts.
Fitness freaks like Sharp, will be a lot less useful.
www.afl.com.au
But compared to the previous substitute rule that meant a player had to be taken out of the game to have the sub activated into the match, the 23rd player would add flexibility if original plans change.
"We're going through everything at the moment – all the options and iterations – to see how we might use that fifth player," one coach said. "Holding over that player until you want to use them, and just using four until then, is definitely in that discussion."
"Another midfielder on there would mean less game time and spreading the rotations over more players is logistically too hard during a game," said another coach. "We might look to hold someone back each quarter or have a designated player who we want to get 60 per cent game time into who works better with that impact."
While there was a view that the extra position would make it easier for clubs to select a second ruckman, clubs spoken to by AFL.com.au were unsure that would come to fruition.
"It's dependent on personnel, but the five on the bench will make things hard. If you've got key forwards who are good second rucks, that's what it comes down to. If you don't, you might need a second as that fifth player," said one coach.
Another coach said they would look to use more power through the midfield or forward line as their fifth player ahead of trying to pick a second ruckman.
Really weird if this is true. May as well use the player even if it is just in small bursts.
Fitness freaks like Sharp, will be a lot less useful.
Early trends emerge as clubs adjust to rule changes
Clubs are weighing up tactical tweaks and selection strategies as they work through a suite of new rule changes ahead of the season
www.afl.com.au
But compared to the previous substitute rule that meant a player had to be taken out of the game to have the sub activated into the match, the 23rd player would add flexibility if original plans change.
"We're going through everything at the moment – all the options and iterations – to see how we might use that fifth player," one coach said. "Holding over that player until you want to use them, and just using four until then, is definitely in that discussion."
"Another midfielder on there would mean less game time and spreading the rotations over more players is logistically too hard during a game," said another coach. "We might look to hold someone back each quarter or have a designated player who we want to get 60 per cent game time into who works better with that impact."
While there was a view that the extra position would make it easier for clubs to select a second ruckman, clubs spoken to by AFL.com.au were unsure that would come to fruition.
"It's dependent on personnel, but the five on the bench will make things hard. If you've got key forwards who are good second rucks, that's what it comes down to. If you don't, you might need a second as that fifth player," said one coach.
Another coach said they would look to use more power through the midfield or forward line as their fifth player ahead of trying to pick a second ruckman.
