One thing you want changed in the AFL.

[HawkMongrel]

I want holding the ball to only ever be paid for when you have a good few seconds to dispose but get caught.

I never want dragging it in or diving on it to be paid. I never want a bloke being given a crap pass from a teammate and getting buried to be paid.

This would lead to more stoppages, but it would stop this crap of ten players refusing to pick the ball up first and paddling it along the ground because everybody fears getting pinged by an umpire just looking to impact the game.

 

[GreaterWeStener]

Re-introduction/application of the original 1859 rule VIII :
. The ball may be taken in hand only when caught from the foot, or on the hop. In no case shall it be lifted from the ground.

I see 3 main benefits:
1. makes it harder to mop up skill errors, reducing benefit of having lots of players close to the ball.
2. less heads low to the ground, reducing likelihood of concussion.
3. encourages use of players that can kick and catch skillfully


Does anybody know what happened to the rule? I haven't found any mention of it being removed or altered.

 

[Endorphin Machine]

Here’s a rule change:
Play on for a tackle that is legal upon first contact and then is rendered illegal/head high by the player shrugging/leaning to draw a free kick.
Id be happy with that

 

[deck]

The contact below the knees rule. It started to stop dangerous situations where players slid in from distance. It is now paid anytime a player who gets to the ball first but goes to ground and a player makes contact with them.

Also the 10 metre protection zone from a mark or free kick. With the exception of the player on the mark no other player within the 10 metre area can tackle or interfere when the player plays on.

 

[shaqsuns]

I hope Steve Hocking reads these


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[HairyO]

One thing I noticed a lot over the weekend. Tunnelling.

If Sicily gets 1 week for not hurting Selwood with a knee then surely the AFL has to be serious about potential injuries and stamp this out.

Taking out the legs while they are in the air is incredibly dangerous.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

GET. RID. OF. INCONSISTENT. BOUNDARY. UMPIRING.

 

[Plugger46]

Probably been said already but Eddie Mcquire

 

[The Drug]

Biased umpiring should actually be punished. IF an umpire clearly favors one team during a game, he/she gets suspended or demoted to the VFL. If it's in a final, they get fired on the spot.
Right now, we just let them get off scot-free no matter how blatant it is (e.g. Troy Pannell giving 18 free kicks to the Bulldogs vs 1 to the Crows or something like that).

 

[bkozican]

Make players dispose of the ball properly

Amen

 

[footyfan1978]

Change the interchange to subs (make it an 18 on 18 again)

Interchange. Gone.

But still have subs, yeah?

Sure. 2 subs.

Ok. Maybe have interchange for concussion test - I'll think about it.

What did you conclude after thinking about it more ?

 

[Wallaby]

2 subs.

If a player has a suspected concussion (and neither sub has been used), the concussed player can be taken off and replaced by a sub. If the player with the suspected concussion is cleared by doctors, he can return, and the sub who came on for him goes back off.

If both subs have been used, a player subbed off can be brought back on as a concussion-related sub later (but only for concussion). If the player with the suspected concussion is cleared by doctors, he can return, and the player who came on for him goes back off.

Blood rule - same. If a player goes off to be patched up, he can be interchanged, but when he returns, his interchange must be be taken off.

There may be a couple more technical scenarios that can be dreamed up, but you get the basic idea.

 

[Madness101]

Every team should have a local ground they can play interstate teams at.

Bit harder for Collingwood/Richmond/ Hawthorn.... Given their high membership numbers


But teams like Bulldogs, st kilda and the big one is Carlton ( Princess Park is perfect)

 

[shaqsuns]

What did you conclude after thinking about it more ?

I’m still convinced it is the answer. But after hearing all this zones/starting positions crap its really forcing me to give up football forever. Why overthink a simple answer????


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[footyfan1978]

I’m still convinced it is the answer. But after hearing all this zones/starting positions crap its really forcing me to give up football forever. Why overthink a simple answer????

Zero interchanges would be good but unrealistic in this day and age of occupational health and safety. So either have 4 guys on bench that can only come on if guy going off is out of game or have 20 to 30 interchanges you can do per game.