Now before I get into it - please note this is not a Sydney troll thread.
We have recently seen tribunal decisions and a stance from AFL that actively discourage tackling and contesting the ball in the air.
I say this because many tackles are at risk of becoming a slinging or dumping tackle as this can be affected by both the original tackler and the tacklee as well as others joining in (see Taylor Adams
).
Similarly , the Van Rooyen decision means that players now need to take into account the extent to which contact to the head might be reasonably foreseen even if they are undertaking an act that is permissible within the laws of the game.
So with that laid out - I question whether the SCG is an appropriate place to play AFL. Relative to other grounds the smaller SCG playing area will lead to more congested play meaning a higher number of tackles and more opportunities for spoiled marking contests.
It stands to reason that with more tackles and spoils come more unintentionally dangerous tackles and spoils.
So - is the SCG appropriate for “new” footy and if so, do the new crackdowns from the tribunal and AFL risk disproportionately affecting the Swans?
I think the answers are no and yes respectively.
Regards
S. Pete
We have recently seen tribunal decisions and a stance from AFL that actively discourage tackling and contesting the ball in the air.
I say this because many tackles are at risk of becoming a slinging or dumping tackle as this can be affected by both the original tackler and the tacklee as well as others joining in (see Taylor Adams
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Taylor Adams
- Age
- 30
- Ht
- 181cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- M/F
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 24.9
- 5star
- K
- 13.5
- 5star
- HB
- 11.4
- 5star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 4.8
- 5star
- CL
- 5.0
- 5star
- D
- 20.4
- 5star
- K
- 12.4
- 5star
- HB
- 8.0
- 4star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 5.9
- 5star
- CL
- 5.9
- 5star
- D
- 18.2
- 5star
- K
- 11.0
- 4star
- HB
- 7.2
- 5star
- M
- 4.4
- 4star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- CL
- 2.2
- 4star
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Similarly , the Van Rooyen decision means that players now need to take into account the extent to which contact to the head might be reasonably foreseen even if they are undertaking an act that is permissible within the laws of the game.
So with that laid out - I question whether the SCG is an appropriate place to play AFL. Relative to other grounds the smaller SCG playing area will lead to more congested play meaning a higher number of tackles and more opportunities for spoiled marking contests.
It stands to reason that with more tackles and spoils come more unintentionally dangerous tackles and spoils.
So - is the SCG appropriate for “new” footy and if so, do the new crackdowns from the tribunal and AFL risk disproportionately affecting the Swans?
I think the answers are no and yes respectively.
Regards
S. Pete