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Any player would. Seriously.
Not totally convinced they play finals but they are definitely in that group of teams from 7th to 12th who were a chance with 2 or 3 games left in the season.
Changes 2 & 3 are idiotic7 new rules for 2026 - 6 of these I understand, but as for #2
I can see nothing but issues with #2 and after a month they scrap it
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Not even their captain wants to be there. Not a good sign. That was us in 1999.
Their captain also didn't want the lowest paid players on the list because he wants the elite players to earn more.
hate this rule and the interpretations of it.I'm pretty sure I've never seen it interpreted this way in the AFLW - every week we see an opposition player watch on at the ball bounces over the line rather than making a play for it
LAST DISPOSAL
A free kick will now be awarded when the ball crosses the line from a disposal between the arcs, bringing the men's game in line with the AFLW's 'lasso' rule.
It will operate similar to SANFL in the sense that if a player blocks an opponent or doesn't play the ball before it crosses the line, a normal boundary throw-in will occur instead of a last disposal free kick.
Watch examples of the seven rule changes that will impact 2026
Ruck contests, the stand rule, and the 'last disposal' out of bounds rule are among a host of changes ahead of 2026www.afl.com.au
Nah mate just ate lots of lean chicken and spinach and eggs....
The defending players in the area will have to decide which one of them will stand, just as they do now when one player stands on the mark or drops back 5 metres. Seems to me to be worth trying.
Quietly confident this rule will win everyone over eventually. The tackling one and the protected area change are going to cause mental anguish all round though
That is some seriously impressive channeling of Andrew Welsh from you there, Dubs. Seems like 'blue sky thinking' on steroids to me.
When you say elite players, you mean him, right? They don't have any other elite players on their list.
Is rule 4 something that used to be in the game but was removed due to the number of knee injuries?7 new rules for 2026 - 6 of these I understand, but as for #2
I can see nothing but issues with #2 and after a month they scrap it
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#2 is by far the dumbest thing I've seen from the rules committee in some time.7 new rules for 2026 - 6 of these I understand, but as for #2
I can see nothing but issues with #2 and after a month they scrap it
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They do.
Lol. Do you really think 7 players will have to stand on the mark? The wording will be improved to make it clear that it means one player.
That already exists, does it not? A single player not allowed to leave the area is the stand rule.
Being a walk up start in our best 22 doesn't make you elite. We don't have 22 elite players.
One player will have to stay there on the mark.
It feels like what they wanted was to no longer give 50s for protected area and just call stand but what they worded was not that
