Abolish the umpire bouncing the ball

[quotemokc]

At the very least only start each quarter with a bounce, that way you can have the best bouncer in the middle for it and practice a few beforehand.

 

[DazzaTys]

No way. Nothing better than the GF first qtr siren sounds with the crowd roaring and somebody like Matthew Ryan rocketing a huge bounce to start the contest. That's the main thing I can remember as a kid. Just because some umps couldn't do it today on the rubbish Etihad doesn't mean we need to kill it.

 

[kickazz]

Is it like an OCD thing or something that has people wanting it going straight up the exact same distance every time?

So a few of them are a bit crooked. Boo hoo.

 

[HairyO]

If its bad recall. It was a great rule. One of the few good ones.

I do wonder what game the AFL are trying to create. Its certainly not Aussie Rules Football.

 

[Father Jack]

Not having to worry about bouncing the ball means a bigger pool of umpires to choose from means increased quality of umpiring, in addition to having the ball put into play the same way every time.

But yes, that will be death of Aussie rules footy

 

[Power Raid]

If an umpire can bounce the ball, they should. It is a great part of the game.

When an umpire doesn't feel they can bounce the ball, be it weather or confidence, they should advise the players and throw the ball.

At the end of the day, it is a great part of the game but we don't go to the footy to watch umpires.

 

[ManInWhite]

I've always been a fan of the bounce but doing away with it has given me some extra years of being free from back problems.

 

[HairyO]

Not having to worry about bouncing the ball means a bigger pool of umpires to choose from means increased quality of umpiring, in addition to having the ball put into play the same way every time.

But yes, that will be death of Aussie rules footy

We could get rid of throwing being outlawed as well. I mean the umpires let half of them go anyway. And we can take down the Behind posts and allow deflections off the posts to still count as goals. And have the last team to touch it give away a free kick when the ball goes out of bounds.

That would get rid of heaps more contentious issues and make it even easier to find umpires.

We can call the game Ausrugbaskeccer.

 

[Father Jack]

We could get rid of throwing being outlawed as well. I mean the umpires let half of them go anyway. And we can take down the Behind posts and allow deflections off the posts to still count as goals. And have the last team to touch it give away a free kick when the ball goes out of bounds.

That would get rid of heaps more contentious issues and make it even easier to find umpires.

We can call the game Ausrugbaskeccer.

We could, but i fail to see the relevance of this to the topic of the thread.

 

[HairyO]

We could, but i fail to see the relevance of this to the topic of the thread.

So you think if they abolish the bounce it will be the last change they make?

They havent changed the way they deal with throwing the ball?

They havent tried a number of different ways to change scoring?

 

[Father Jack]

They'll make changes whether or not they abolish the bounce, if you have any knowledge of footy history you'd know that that has been a constant since the laws were first written down. They change.

 

[Adz]

12 years too early https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/ugh-the-bounce-is-a-mess.158044/

 

[speedpeck23]

Can't believe the number of football "experts" who feel it is necessary for the umpire to bounce the ball "well." Who cares how it bounces.....the ball bounces irregularly multiple times all over the ground during the course of the game.

The requirement to have a predictable bounce simply feeds set plays and congestion and is counter to the essence of the game....the ball is oval it naturally bounces irregularly.

The unpredictable bounce at the centre requires players to spread to anticipate any occurrence...just like play around the ground. If the ruckman can't get to it bad luck somebody else will.

Teams have the option of tagging each other if they are worried about a wide bounce. Take the pressure off the umpire.... accept whatever bounce happens. If you want a predictable bounce...make it easy get a round ball or play soccer.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Agree totally, but we live in a world now where it has to be fair for all so that's why they do it.

 

[LordLucifer]

Taking away the bounce, what's next, get rid of the point posts ??

 

[outabounds]

I'm with you!

 

[BallaratBulldog]

If afl let the umpires take away the bounce...I'll spew up!

 

[Fat Nyfe]

The bounce is pretty much the least important part of an AFL game. It will not be missed if it goes

 

[PerfectFooty]

I am outraged beyond outraged

 

[Frank Gallagher]

To easy for cheating maggots to make the ball bounce to favour their multi.

 

[Xenthor]

That would be an unprecedented rule change that makes no sense...so yeah Gil will make it happen

 

[benneth]

That would be an unprecedented rule change that makes no sense...so yeah Gil will make it happen

It's sad because it's true.

 

[Mr Eagle]

I am outraged beyond outraged

That's outrageous.

 

[PerfectFooty]

That's outrageous.

It's a bloody outrage it is! I'm gonna take this all the way to the prime minister

 

[Billy ray]

Yep. just change the time when the clock starts from when the ball hits the turf to when the ruckmen touch it. That way if bounce recalled there is no time lost