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I think there are a host of rule changes that make sense to improve the game.

1. Bonus premiership point for 100pts (no-brainer- give coaches an incentive to figure out high scoring and they'll do it)

2. Man on the Mark cannot come from 'behind' the player. Must come from in front (makes zoning harder).

3. Tighten up holding the ball to match fan expectations; that is, a player who takes clean possession of the football needs to handball or kick it. 'Prior Opportunity' is currently too lenient, which means players can either not dispose of it, throw it, or drop it, with too much leniency.

4. Introduce a 25m penalty for minor infringements - including ANY dissent, protected area, etc. 50m is for late hits.

5. Much tougher enforcement of rules in marking contests. No arms wrapped around from behind. Chopping arms, grappling, etc. Just pay it as a free kick. If [PLAYERCARD]Charlie Curnow[/PLAYERCARD] kicks 8 in round 1 and 6 of them are free kicks, so be it - defenders will adjust eventually.

As an example of this one - in the grand final, the controversial 'play on call' shouldn't have mattered, because [PLAYERCARD]Darcy Moore[/PLAYERCARD] CLEARLY wraps his arm around Daniher (who has front position and a clean line to run and jump at the ball), and uses this for leverage to spoil, while also preventing Daniher jumping. Under the current rules, this is allowed to happen 60 times per game and I don't think a free kick should have been paid - it is just a prominent example.

But I want to watch football where Daniher beating Moore to front position and leading up to the kick is an exciting moment, not a routine 'defender wraps him up, prevents him jumping, punches' moment. This is the key to getting 100 goal full forwards and to opening up scoring. Note - I don't want more free kicks, necessarily. I want defenders to have to stop doing this.

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6. TV should be forced to use the 'count-up' clock as per the ground. The only people who should know exactly how much time is remaining are the time-keepers (and I guess clubs can do their own version,  but they should never be 100% clear).