In Australian Rule Football, we have different people coming in over the time, and changing things for what they believe to be for the better of the game.
I believe that there are many different ideas, all pulling in different directions. I feel that the AFL have to have huge overview of the rules, and it should include gaining ideas from all of the clubs, some selected few old players of the game, that seem to be clued on to what should and shouldn't happen on the football field. Names such as Parkin, Matthews, Sheedy and all the current coaches and umpires committee. They need to have a period of time, where they sit down, and have a discussion on every rule that has been altered in the last 20 years, and revisit the technicality's of it.
Seems to me, that clubs opinions mean nothing, when deciding on important decisions such as rule changes. The older stalwarts of our games opinions, also mean very little. Demetrio and Anderson have the floor. What they say goes, and bad luck for everyone who doesn't agree. Sure they consult with others, with the right to weigh in, but Demetrio is a tyrant, who would not let up, if you don't agree with him. Most just agree, because the system they set, makes others intimidated to go against the grain.
In having this Autocratic management style, in ANY work place, which includes the Football League. People who disagree with the technicality's of the rule change, will accept it, because they have to, but deep down they still disagree. Just because it is accepted under sufferance, doesn't mean your not going to get abused by every player that thinks it is an unwarranted change. To change ones game style, to suite the whims of behind the closed doors at AFL house, is not something the player want to, or should have to deal with.
There will be abuse, there will be rebellion, they brought it on themselves, then they whinge about how hard it is to get quality umpires. Umpires numbers are diminishing.
Alot of people in these times of change, have said that changing things, is going to make it worst, for the umpires. But they refused to listen, now I hear Demetrio talking on SEN about the issues they are facing, keeing good umpires, coming through our game.
They are trying hard to stop people complaining, by enforcing fines, further alienating the umpires. There ideas of how to lay power on people, stinks of a dictatorship.
I will highlight a couple of ideas I have, including the one already, that simply, the smarts of the game, have to come together, and the more smart people, and the more the AFL LISTEN, the better that idea will be.
What I would hope that would come out of this re-think of the rules that govern our game would bring, is a game that has very little room for interpretation, we don't have one umpires decision differing from anothers. I would like there to be the agenda of how to get the umpires, in the best position, to make their decisions. My solution to that, is a little futuristic, but it would have instant result to 50% of the problem. I could put them 1 meter from the play most times, without getting in the way of the players. I could eliminate ALL abuse to the field umpires instantly. I have already been through this solution, but it was round one, straight after every Collingwood supporter and their dog, was into the umpires. May of been drowned out a tad.
I will repost a revised proposal of this solution in part two to this thread.
The rules are not far from decent. They need to have stability though, as players need to adapt to a certain umpires regeme, and they know that once they have that mastered, they can relax into the game, and play once again instinctively. We have players who have done something their whole football life, only know to be told that this is no longer the case. Confusion of players, as what to do, and what not to do having a regular change, is NOT good for the game.
I leave this for now, and I will revisit it maybe today, if not in the next couple. This is for my own benefit to do a study and analysis on football umpiring. Perhaps I will learn something in the meantime, but for now, if anyone wants to weigh in;
What rule changes have annoyed you the most?
What rules would you like see come in??
What are some ideas to make the umpires better???
Why is our match review panel, so inconsistent?
Is their anything we can do to solve the inconsistencies??
Is it wise to continue to down the same track as we are, refering to game styles???
Is there rules that can be put into place, to make game styles have restrictions in changing the look of the game??
Any idea you have, I want to hear it. Lets turn some of this stuff around, and see what we can come up with, before I put part two up
I believe that there are many different ideas, all pulling in different directions. I feel that the AFL have to have huge overview of the rules, and it should include gaining ideas from all of the clubs, some selected few old players of the game, that seem to be clued on to what should and shouldn't happen on the football field. Names such as Parkin, Matthews, Sheedy and all the current coaches and umpires committee. They need to have a period of time, where they sit down, and have a discussion on every rule that has been altered in the last 20 years, and revisit the technicality's of it.
Seems to me, that clubs opinions mean nothing, when deciding on important decisions such as rule changes. The older stalwarts of our games opinions, also mean very little. Demetrio and Anderson have the floor. What they say goes, and bad luck for everyone who doesn't agree. Sure they consult with others, with the right to weigh in, but Demetrio is a tyrant, who would not let up, if you don't agree with him. Most just agree, because the system they set, makes others intimidated to go against the grain.
In having this Autocratic management style, in ANY work place, which includes the Football League. People who disagree with the technicality's of the rule change, will accept it, because they have to, but deep down they still disagree. Just because it is accepted under sufferance, doesn't mean your not going to get abused by every player that thinks it is an unwarranted change. To change ones game style, to suite the whims of behind the closed doors at AFL house, is not something the player want to, or should have to deal with.
There will be abuse, there will be rebellion, they brought it on themselves, then they whinge about how hard it is to get quality umpires. Umpires numbers are diminishing.
Alot of people in these times of change, have said that changing things, is going to make it worst, for the umpires. But they refused to listen, now I hear Demetrio talking on SEN about the issues they are facing, keeing good umpires, coming through our game.
They are trying hard to stop people complaining, by enforcing fines, further alienating the umpires. There ideas of how to lay power on people, stinks of a dictatorship.
I will highlight a couple of ideas I have, including the one already, that simply, the smarts of the game, have to come together, and the more smart people, and the more the AFL LISTEN, the better that idea will be.
What I would hope that would come out of this re-think of the rules that govern our game would bring, is a game that has very little room for interpretation, we don't have one umpires decision differing from anothers. I would like there to be the agenda of how to get the umpires, in the best position, to make their decisions. My solution to that, is a little futuristic, but it would have instant result to 50% of the problem. I could put them 1 meter from the play most times, without getting in the way of the players. I could eliminate ALL abuse to the field umpires instantly. I have already been through this solution, but it was round one, straight after every Collingwood supporter and their dog, was into the umpires. May of been drowned out a tad.
I will repost a revised proposal of this solution in part two to this thread.
The rules are not far from decent. They need to have stability though, as players need to adapt to a certain umpires regeme, and they know that once they have that mastered, they can relax into the game, and play once again instinctively. We have players who have done something their whole football life, only know to be told that this is no longer the case. Confusion of players, as what to do, and what not to do having a regular change, is NOT good for the game.
I leave this for now, and I will revisit it maybe today, if not in the next couple. This is for my own benefit to do a study and analysis on football umpiring. Perhaps I will learn something in the meantime, but for now, if anyone wants to weigh in;
What rule changes have annoyed you the most?
What rules would you like see come in??
What are some ideas to make the umpires better???
Why is our match review panel, so inconsistent?
Is their anything we can do to solve the inconsistencies??
Is it wise to continue to down the same track as we are, refering to game styles???
Is there rules that can be put into place, to make game styles have restrictions in changing the look of the game??
Any idea you have, I want to hear it. Lets turn some of this stuff around, and see what we can come up with, before I put part two up
