Donakebab
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This is utter garbage, one of the worst changes to the game ever made. Has to be scrapped before season proper.
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This is utter garbage, one of the worst changes to the game ever made. Has to be scrapped before season proper.
I can argue that the first one was there given the player moved off the mark, but how was that second one not called as play on at any stage for moving off the line?
Once the ump calls stand, you're not allowed to move sideways or back and forward.With the Freo v Eagles one, can some please explain. The player on the mark stepped back, not forward or sideways. Took a step back, if anything, advantaging the attacking team.
As I say regularly, please umpire with common sense.
Agreed.
The first was stupid, but it was there.
The second...Why even have anyone on the mark? I'd stand a meter back from 'the mark', and make it clear to the ump that I wasn't on the mark so I still had freedom to move.
What is the actual rule on this as to how close you have to be to be considered on the mark? If its only a few meters, even 5, surely you would never have a player on the mark outside of defensive 50.
Once the ump calls stand, you're not allowed to move sideways or back and forward.
Nothing about commonsense.
According to the rule, the ump was correct.
Can anyone explain to me what problem this rule solves? Did anyone watch footy in 2020 and say 'gee that man on the mark moving 30cm sideways is ruining the game'?
I mean I get things like the 666 and third man up rules. They have end goals. People don't always like them, but you can see why they were introduced.
But the Umpire won't listen to you. It happened to Ed Curnow in the Carlton game the other day. Essendon player takes a mark on the boundary at the intersection of the 50m arc. Takes about two steps back of his mark. Ed Curnow stops about 8m short of the 50m line (i.e about 10m from the player and 8m short of the spot where the mark was taken) and starts doing the flailing arms, side to side that players would ordinarily do. Umpire call's 50m immediately. Curnow throws his hands up ointing to the mark and the Umpire has NOTHING of it. Advance, penalised for daring to flaunt the AFL's agenda.Agreed.
The first was stupid, but it was there.
The second...Why even have anyone on the mark? I'd stand a meter back from 'the mark', and make it clear to the ump that I wasn't on the mark so I still had freedom to move.
So ridiculous, that I am finding it hard to not become conspiratorial about its underlying motivations (more ads). Especially when considering the powerful voice of our AFL broadcasters, & the somewhat compromised fiscal position of the league
Once the ump calls stand, you're not allowed to move sideways or back and forward.
Nothing about commonsense.
According to the rule, the ump was correct.