Strachan was the best ruckman in the SANFL last season. He deserved his spot in the SANFL team of the year over Hayes.
How does making the reserves game closer resemble the firsts screw us over?
I could honestly give a * whether we win or lose games in the SNAFL
By having double-standards. They just need to call “50m” whenever our players think in moving, while giving some leeway to our opponents. Is it that hard to imagine?
Obviously I don't want to lose, but if you have the choice to play with the top level rules that replicate AFL games, even if it means you are allowing the lower level cheating umpires more opportunities to rig games against you, you take that every single time.
But the two games are basically different sports. Imagine second divisions in Brasil not playing offside and not allowing goal keepers to use their hands, then getting the most prolific striker from the second tier rules to play in the top tier. Then being frustrated as to why he isn’t netting goals at a rate he was in the twos…
They aren’t two different sports. It’s like NBA and FIBA basketball. Different, but interchangeable.
Being ready to move off from the mark quickly to is an instinct that has been drilled into players for years. Its what most of the Stand infringements are. For the AFL that instinct needs to be trained out of them, and having the reserves play in games that allows them to keep moving around just means they have to make that adjustment again when they're in the top league.
That's what's happened at AFL level several times. It'll get our younger players used to the double standard they'll face at the top level.
2022 SANFL Rule Changes - SANFL
sanfl.com.au
SANFL will adopt the AFL’s ”Stand Rule” for players standing the mark in its competitions, with this rule change among several adjustments ratified by the South Australian Football Commission for the 2022 season.
In 2022, SANFL will also be in unison with other State Leagues in allowing its AFL clubs the discretion to play activated Medical Substitutes in the SANFL.
Previously, players who were activated Medical Substitutes in the AFL were not permitted to play in the SANFL on the same weekend. This will now be permitted, however, AFL clubs must communicate their player’s availability to the opposition club within 60 minutes after the conclusion of the AFL match.
Further to SANFL’s 2022 rule changes, the SA Football Commission has approved adjustments to SANFL’s annual AFL Licence and Regulation review with the Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football Clubs, including:
- Any delisted AFL player who has not played AFL or State League, or been on an AFL list for the past 12 months (previously 24 months), can be supplementary listed to play SANFL for AFC or PAFC.
- A player who has served a minimum of 10 years on either Adelaide’s or Port Adelaide’s AFL list can be included on the supplementary (SANFL) List of the AFL club where they served the 10-year period.
- Increasing the age range of interstate players AFL Clubs can include on their supplementary (SANFL) lists from 19 to 21 years to 19 to 23 years of age.
- Adelaide and Port Adelaide would have access to Father-Son prospects in their 18th year, for a full season to play in their SANFL team – if they haven’t already played League with their SANFL club. In this instance, the AFL club would pay the player’s SANFL club a $5000 transfer fee.
- Removal of a transfer fee for Next Generation Academy and Father-Son players in their 18th and 19th year, who are yet to play League Football at their SANFL club, allowing them an opportunity to play and train with their AFL-aligned SANFL club over a four-week period.
Do they count Power AND Magpies seasons, or only Power?
all well and good but who will want to play footy for $200 a game when they can get tons more than that playing anywhere else
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The fact we've decimated our overall AFL depth this off season might have a fair say on that. However if we can keep HH and exploit the new rules with contract players in other ways then maybe we're a shot.
