Opposition Camp The Non-North Football Discussion & AFL Matchday Chat Thread: Edition IV

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He said Shiel would earn up to $20,000 a year in wages, but receive “invaluable experience and first-hand opportunities to invest in future projects as all staff do”.
Well at least they know how they'll pay it.
 

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The game has been ruined by terrible rule changes. I heard Wayne Carey comment that the mistake a player made was taking possession, and he was right in the context of the modern game. It has become about slaps, tap-ons and forcing the ball forward rather than a proper skilled touch. When a player is tackled they can spin round twice and if they have their arms free still dish of a handball but if you tackle them into the ground chances are you give away a free. Also if they are in possession when they are tackled and the ball is 'knocked out' in the tackle it's not incorrect disposal but rather a free for holding the man.
 
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Melbourne are worse defensively than we are.

Slow, plodding, one-way.
I reckon we play the exact same way.

Shit coming out of defence, slow, unskilled, turnover merchants.

We couldn't possibly look anymore alike Melbourne. Its really glaring to watch.
 

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6–6-6 exposes the slower contested sides from previous years. North, Melbourne & Sydney all struggling.
Precisely.

No extra men running in off the square to clog up space.

If only we'd had someone in a position to see the impact this is having...
 

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all the neutral games I watch seem to be so low scoring.
All the games are low scoring.

I did a small amount of analysis on the first 4 rounds compared to 10 years ago.

Something like 13 occasions 100 points kicked by a side this year compared to 29 times in 09.

Scoring is definitely down, 666 has reduced the congestion, but increased the safety with which teams play.

I think if you could do stats on the amount of backwards kicks this season would lead by some way.
 
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I think if you could do stats on the amount of backwards kicks this season would lead by some way.
The AFLs solution will be another bandaid on the sinking ship by putting a rule against kicking backwards.

It's gonna happen.
 
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