Who really cares if we give a behind away if we are under pressure...?
I think with all these rule changes, we are stuffing up out GREAT GAME.


by Dog_ger » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:39 pm
by bayman » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:09 pm
Dog_ger wrote:Why do we keep changing the rules...?
Who really cares if we give a behind away if we are under pressure...?
I think with all these rule changes, we are stuffing up out GREAT GAME.![]()
by JK » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:18 pm
bayman wrote:they aren't stuffing up the game they've stuffed it
by Pag » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:16 pm
by Rik E Boy » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:23 pm
by Hondo » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:06 pm
Rik E Boy wrote:I reckon the no rushed behind rule might actually improve the game
by bayman » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:18 pm
by JK » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:41 pm
hondo71 wrote:Rik E Boy wrote:I reckon the no rushed behind rule might actually improve the game
I agree
I can't stand the white flag loop-hole, keep the contest alive!
There's no other rule or place on the ground where you can just give up .... AND then even worse get your own free kick out of it!
I have always thought it was a stupid rule, never understood why we had it and, from what I have seen in the NAB cup, the game would be better if the rushed behinds rule was permanent. It's great to see contests again!
The thing with rule changes is we get upset by those in the last 5 years while forgetting about all the others that happened in previous 145! The History forum has some great old notes from official meetings years and years ago where rule changes were discussed/decided. We'd be amazed to see the list of all the changes ever.
It's always been part of our game and always will be. The game has been evolving since it started who are we to say how it is now is the "perfect" version, forever? Or how it was in 1980?
by Hondo » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:19 am
bayman wrote:hondo what you say about rule changes happening for 145 years well yes that's true, my problem with it is some of the changes are making the game far too sanatised for my liking (just my personal opinion) like the 'trial by video' when that came in it was to 'clean up' spiteful & behind the play incidents however these days in the afl 'love taps' & 'jumper puches' are now getting games where as that should be part of the game as you would know show some strength, intimidate etc etc
afl football is ballet` football these days & i think the initials afl stand for athletes football league
by Brock Landers » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:01 am
by JK » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:06 am
by Drop Bear » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:00 pm
Constance_Perm wrote:I agree Brock ... One staple of the game, as far as Im aware (and happy to be corrected) has always been to get the ball first, yet what kind of reward is there for doing so? Massive change in the fabric of the game when it's better to sweat off and allow your opponent to grab the pill first.
Me no like
by Barto » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:13 pm
Pag wrote:Leave the game alone. We must change our rules more than almost any other sport in the world, and it's almost always to the detriment of it.
by Dogwatcher » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:14 pm
by HH3 » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:49 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:It probably already is to people that were alive in 1930.
by silicone skyline » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:55 pm
by HH3 » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:00 pm
silicone skyline wrote:Well, I haven't seen much footy from that era as I spent much of my younger years pursuing the rare african hunting dog in the Sahara.
Although conditions were fierce with strong winds and high temperatures in the 40s, we were taken in by the Shihatri tribe and given shelter.
While in that camp, they did partake in a similar football game but used the dried crust of an expanded kiwi fruit as a ball.
Although unable to partake in such a game given their religious customs, we spend much time tending to the wounds of players who had gashed themselves in valiant attempts at scoring.
by panther » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:29 pm
by Adelaide Hawk » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:27 pm
by Psyber » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:46 am
Nup, not quite that old. [Born late 1943.]hackham_hawk_3 wrote:Im looking at you PsyberDogwatcher wrote:It probably already is to people that were alive in 1930.
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