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It's almost the offseason, so here we go.
The glove was a controversial piece of kit that was banned in the 2013 preseason, primarily because Travis Cloke was both a god tier mark of the ball and also fancied a glove. The argument at the time was that gloves provided an unfair advantage because the palms of the gloves were stickier than the human hand.
But do we really care about an "unfair advantage" that is equally available to every player and every team?
The AFL outwardly states that it wants fast footy, long kicking and spectacular marks. Big prolific key forwards have been the most marketable players in the game since Tom Wills came up with the first interpretation of holding the ball.
Give us the glove back and let's see the likes of Jeremy Cameron pull off some cool Odell Beckham Jr s**t. People might complain that defenders have it hard enough these days, but scores are lower than ever.
The glove was a controversial piece of kit that was banned in the 2013 preseason, primarily because Travis Cloke was both a god tier mark of the ball and also fancied a glove. The argument at the time was that gloves provided an unfair advantage because the palms of the gloves were stickier than the human hand.
But do we really care about an "unfair advantage" that is equally available to every player and every team?
The AFL outwardly states that it wants fast footy, long kicking and spectacular marks. Big prolific key forwards have been the most marketable players in the game since Tom Wills came up with the first interpretation of holding the ball.
Give us the glove back and let's see the likes of Jeremy Cameron pull off some cool Odell Beckham Jr s**t. People might complain that defenders have it hard enough these days, but scores are lower than ever.
