News Holding the ball rule- interpretation will change this weekend

[Gasometer]

...well with the spotlight on it today, hopefully some common sense will come into play.

A blight on the game.

 

[Mav]

Its not that hard to understand prior opportunity. If there is no prior opportunity it doesn't matter how good the tackle is its a ball up. Reward the player that wins the ball not the one that tackles.

A simple way to get rid of the scrums is to go back to the old rules where players could jump on the ball, AND pay in the back. If you jump on the ball and a guy jumps on your back its in the back. Simple.

Its no surprise that when an ex Richmond player replaces and ex Richmond coach the place goes from Shit House to Crapola Castle. Fricking useless.

 

[hcd199]

The interpretation of "making an attempt" is all wrong at the moment, it seems to be treated as though it gives a player licence to dispose of the ball incorrectly when all it allows is that a player tackled with no prior opportunity to dispose of the ball will not be penalised so long as they have tried to rid themselves of it. If they breach a different rule - say, incorrect disposal - in the process of that attempt, then bad luck to them and they ought to be penalised for it. Also, the "let the play go" impetus means other free kicks are often ignored in pack situations (in the back, high contact, &c.), and the rule about diving on the ball constituting a prior opportunity is thus good in principle but awful in practice; a player on the ground without possession penalised because they tried to grab the ball and got crushed.

Somehow, I doubt that the common sense that has been lacked for so long in relation to this provision will magically appear this weekend, but then we can only hope.

 

[Gasometer]

The interpretation of "making an attempt" is all wrong at the moment, it seems to be treated as though it gives a player licence to dispose of the ball incorrectly when all it allows is that a player tackled with no prior opportunity to dispose of the ball will not be penalised so long as they have tried to rid themselves of it. If they breach a different rule - say, incorrect disposal - in the process of that attempt, then bad luck to them and they ought to be penalised for it. Also, the "let the play go" impetus means other free kicks are often ignored in pack situations (in the back, high contact, &c.), and the rule about diving on the ball constituting a prior opportunity is thus good in principle but awful in practice; a player on the ground without possession penalised because they tried to grab the ball and got crushed.

Somehow, I doubt that the common sense that has been lacked for so long in relation to this provision will magically appear this weekend, but then we can only hope.

On the money here. Apply to AFL House Wurrendjeri Way Docklands tomorrow for Chief of Umpiring Dept.

 

[abby]

Scooters in trouble...loves to try and move around people then just drop it near his foot in the hope the umpire says made an attempt..