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One idea that was floated a few years back and immediately laughed into oblivion was to have rostered weeks off for players.

Effectively, a player can only play, for example, 18 of the 22 games in a year. The other weeks they're entitled to go away and do what they want.

And we have a very good example just this year in Josh Schache, who gets a week off to visit his family and comes back apparently much more confident about his future and re-signs with his current club.

It's a long, intense season and allowing players to step outside of it for a short time seems only humane.
Love the idea, do away with the bye and say every player must have at least 2 games off per home and away season. During that break they get a mandated 4-5 day complete break from the club ie. go home, short holiday etc.
 
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Love the idea, do away with the bye and say every player must have at least 2 weeks off per home and away season. During that break they get a mandated 4-5 day complete break from the club ie. go home, short holiday etc.
Yes let's introduce new rules ?

Everybody is different, comes down to managing individuals.

Finally we have a couple of good man managers. Have faith in them.
 

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Yes let's introduce new rules ?

Everybody is different, comes down to managing individuals.

Finally we have a couple of good man managers. Have faith in them.
IMO it would give our man managers more power. The bye rounds give them no choice as to when to have the break, this would give them more flexibility.
 

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But some don't need it. Why mandate?
It's mandated now with the bye, do away with the bye rounds and let the clubs decide. I just like the idea.

It could be tweaked. eg.
1st-2nd year players- 3 games off.
3rd-6th year players- 2 games off.
The rest- no mandated games off.
 

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"Hawthorn Football Club is aware that Ty Vickery is assisting police in an investigation," a spokeswoman said.

That is a very kind way of spinning the fact that he's actually been arrested and charged.
So what does it mean when they say he has made some "poor choices"?


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It's mandated now with the bye, do away with the bye rounds and let the clubs decide. I just like the idea.

It could be tweaked. eg.
1st-2nd year players- 3 games off.
3rd-6th year players- 2 games off.
The rest- no mandated games off.
Are you on the rules committee?☺


Less rules the better
 

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Now we have that solved can we get onto that bloody prior opportunity and the holding/dropping/throwing the ball interpretation.;) It frustrates the hell out of me.
Speaking of things that seem to have rostered weeks on and off...
 

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Now we have that solved can we get onto that bloody prior opportunity and the holding/dropping/throwing the ball interpretation.;) It frustrates the hell out of me.
I have a theory that Gil and his mates like the controversy 're rules - along the lines of any publicity is good publicity. While we hate the way rules are applied they keep our focus on afl during the week while we discuss/bitch about it.
 
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