First job for Greg Swann

[Demon in Hell]

Forget the stand rule, forget insufficient intent, forget rucks getting to the contest in time.

Your first job is to get rid of the current incompetent MR officer in Michael Christian.

How both Moore and Maynard were not even cited as offences shows a clear bias that Christian is not fit, nor able, to fulfill his duties as a neutral authority.

Moore (three times) and Maynard (twice) are recidavists and neither have ever been cited in the current MRO's reports.

He simply has to go.

Swanny do the right thing and sack this incompetent tomorrow.

 

[THECHIEFTON]

Nah fixing the rules/umpires is more important. Get rid of stand. Terrible rule, nearly as bad as contact below the knees. Go back to paying deliberate out of bounds. This insufficient intent is crap. Stop rewarding players for ducking, penalise players for throwing/dropping the ball, particularly when being tackled. Either pay push in the back or don't in marking contests. Complete lottery atm. Same with ruck holding frees.

 

[Blues_Man]

Just heard Swann discuss the dissent free from yesterday's game, he responded like AFL company man drone. He had a chance to stamp himself on the competition, and he was weak as water. Dillon could have had his hand up his back.

 

[Cleavy]

tell us where he stands on the timeslot of the Grand Final. that will tell us everything we need to know about his 'ideas"

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Appointing Swann was more about destabilising Brisbane than fixing anything.
He'll fluff around the edges and do FA.

 

[davidgoes4wce]

Swann wants to shorten the AFL matches. Leave the game alone.

Your going against the grain of history and historical records.

If anything that needs fixing up its the time of going to the score reviews for every contentious call.

 

[Astro35]

Preserve the status quo and don't rock the boat.

 

[Astro35]

Preserve the status quo and don't rock the boat.

 

[Fadge]

Nah fixing the rules/umpires is more important. Get rid of stand. Terrible rule, nearly as bad as contact below the knees. Go back to paying deliberate out of bounds. This insufficient intent is crap. Stop rewarding players for ducking, penalise players for throwing/dropping the ball, particularly when being tackled. Either pay push in the back or don't in marking contests. Complete lottery atm. Same with ruck holding frees.

Yep.

Simplify the frigging rules so as we know what we're going to get contest to contest, week to week.

 

[Cleavy]

bit of a pipedream but umpiring consistency would be nice, regardless of which player/team/venue or the closeness of the contest.

 

[giggler99]

Preserve the status quo and don't rock the boat.

He's already mentioned getting rid of the bounce in his first presser, staus quo isn't what he's employed to do.

 

[Tbonefreo]

Make the bastards actually handball

 

[MagpieJo]

Nah fixing the rules/umpires is more important. Get rid of stand. Terrible rule, nearly as bad as contact below the knees. Go back to paying deliberate out of bounds. This insufficient intent is crap. Stop rewarding players for ducking, penalise players for throwing/dropping the ball, particularly when being tackled. Either pay push in the back or don't in marking contests. Complete lottery atm. Same with ruck holding frees.

this this this

every week we tackle tackle tackle, and the rewards are not in the stats. how many dropped balls and throws yesterday and nothing!

and buy them a tape measure! cos they sure as hell dont know what 15 metres looks like!

 

[MagpieJo]

bit of a pipedream but umpiring consistency would be nice, regardless of which player/team/venue or the closeness of the contest.

this completely

if they are equally shit thats fine, but they never are


I used to tell the kids i coached back in the day, you have to be far enough in front the mother of all umpire decisions doesn't cost you the game.

 

[MagpieJo]

Forget the stand rule, forget insufficient intent, forget rucks getting to the contest in time.

Your first job is to get rid of the current incompetent MR officer in Michael Christian.

How both Moore and Maynard were not even cited as offences shows a clear bias that Christian is not fit, nor able, to fulfill his duties as a neutral authority.

Moore (three times) and Maynard (twice) are recidavists and neither have ever been cited in the current MRO's reports.

He simply has to go.

Swanny do the right thing and sack this incompetent tomorrow.

so how many weeks for May??

 

[Cmarsh]

Appointing Swann was more about destabilising Brisbane than fixing anything.
He'll fluff around the edges and do FA.

Who would want Brisbane destabilised and why?

 

[Crankyhawk]

Start with the quick win of getting rid of the bounce if the reporting is correct that bouncing contributes significantly to early umpire retirement and wastes a lot of time at umpire training

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Who would want Brisbane destabilised and why?

VaFL house.

The same people who oversee continuous biased umpiring against Interstate clubs to the benefit of Vic clubs and do nothing about it.

Dont be fooled by the 'growing the game in the Northern States' narrative.

Brisbane have become too powerful.

 

[WilloTree]

Has to fix the draft on day 1

 

[Spiritof82]

If he wants to shorten the overall time for Quarters (not the actual playing time) then reduce the time between when a goal is scored and the bounce. In the past once the goal was kicked the ball was taken straight back to the centre and play started again. At the moment its goal scored, ball back to the centre and everyone sits around for at least a minute or more for the TV stations to finish their commercials.

 

[Cmarsh]

If he wants to shorten the overall time for Quarters (not the actual playing time) then reduce the time between when a goal is scored and the bounce. In the past once the goal was kicked the ball was taken straight back to the centre and play started again. At the moment its goal scored, ball back to the centre and everyone sits around for at least a minute or more for the TV stations to finish their commercials.

That's what pays the bills.

 

[HairyO]

First job is stop the constant ****ing around with things. If there is a provable issue spend the time considering solutions, share them publicly, and follow through with the fixes while allowing plenty of time for the industry to adjust.

I know this is an insane wish which will never come true, but I dare to dream.

 

[footy75]

Fix the over umpiring.

Lose the ticky touch free kicks that are making the game impossible to watch.

AFL has quickly developed into a stop start whistle fest.

 

[Milanista28]

Get the mid season cup, up and running.

 

[Romeoh1]

Chip on shoulder thread.