Should there be shorter quarters in 2021?

[Monument Hills]

Think younger teams will be more impacted

absolutely, but I'm more interested as to what's going on at the top of the ladder.

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

Dangerfield and Geelong's seasons are now in tatters.

 

[Ron The Bear]

ooh geez. Probably going to see some really old teams hit the cliff pretty quickly after 2020 hid the aging behind 16min quarters. Plus interchanges have also dropped again. Brisbane going back to being my favourite for 2021 cup now.

The cut in rotations actually conspires against younger players. Are coaches going to take a risk on a kid with ability who'll need to be nursed through the game or play safe with the 27yo journeyman with a tank?

% of h&a games played by under 22's:

Season	Avg Age	Games	U22 games	% U22 games
2011	24.44	8228	2338	28.4
2012	24.58	8712	2392	27.5
2013	24.76	8712	2225	25.5
2014	24.96	8712	2188	25.1
2015	25.05	8668	2037	23.5
2016	25.18	8712	1893	21.7
2017	25.09	8712	2029	23.3
2018	25.07	8712	2007	23.0
2019	25.28	8712	1991	22.9
2020	25.58	6732	1355	20.1

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Dangerfield and Geelong's seasons are now in tatters.

Danger is retiring. Too much added game time for him

 

[Taylor]

An extra 25% game time from this year and a 9% pay cut. We'll hear about it.

Good for the mature bodied teams, not good for young teams. Key backs and forwards who can spend all game on the ground will help cover those younger players.

I don't expect clubs to field many dedicated small forwards, they'll all need to be training for midfield time and cover 12 to 15km a game to fill the space the midfielders and half backs can't get to while they jog to the next contest.

Let's consider something, if you're not able to take a break are you going to want to slow the game down or speed it up? Correct. Slow it down and control the ball. That's going to make for great viewing.