Dr Tigris
Brownlow Medallist
This'll be like the protected zone last year. Absolutely silly first up, then slowly relaxed until there wasn't much difference to previously.
Except that fast players can exploit the rule and cause havoc - i.e. any Rioli. You can easily have a quick talented player running into forward 50 and you cannot do anything to stop them. There will be some easy goals from this, that look awful for the game. Then the AFL will 'adjust' the interpretation mid season, probably mid-weekend, and everyone will be confused. Then in the finals they will ease off in a big way. Probably dead in 2020.
Except that fast players can exploit the rule and cause havoc - i.e. any Rioli. You can easily have a quick talented player running into forward 50 and you cannot do anything to stop them. There will be some easy goals from this, that look awful for the game. Then the AFL will 'adjust' the interpretation mid season, probably mid-weekend, and everyone will be confused. Then in the finals they will ease off in a big way. Probably dead in 2020.