No high frees when player with the ball is responsible for the high contact

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That's the rule change as announced today.

But when is the player with the ball "responsible for the high contact"?

Does it cover the arm raise? The more shruggish arm raise?

Jake Niall has reported:

"This covers situations of ducking, driving the head into the tackler or slipping down on contact."

I assume this is slipping down?

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Will laugh when oppo fans come to the realisation it won't stop Joel. He shrugs tackles to evade them not for FK purposes.
Have to wonder though, 2/3 new rules are areas we excel at, I wonder which club has sooked to the AFL :rolleyes:
I don't think anyone with a brain actually thinks Selwood relies on the high frees to be an elite mid.
 

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That's the rule change as announced today.

But when is the player with the ball "responsible for the high contact"?

Does it cover the arm raise? The more shruggish arm raise?

Jake Niall has reported:

"This covers situations of ducking, driving the head into the tackler or slipping down on contact."

I assume this is slipping down?

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Be interesting to see if that type of 'breaking the tackle' still happens as much. I doubt it.
 

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Will laugh when oppo fans come to the realisation it won't stop Joel. He shrugs tackles to evade them not for FK purposes.
Have to wonder though, 2/3 new rules are areas we excel at, I wonder which club has sooked to the AFL :rolleyes:
It's win-win, because we all can laugh at the Geelong supporters at Kardinia Park doing their nut when Joel doesn't receive his usual gimme frees.
 
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