Worst Rule Ever

[whufc]

Love the new rule, as the commentators pointed out last night it forces players to do what someone like Gary Ablett does and stay on your feet more often than not.

But that's the beauty of not having the rule is you get to see all these players diving, sliding, crawling etc etc while GAJ is just all class and dominates these mere peasants

[daysofourlives]

Love the new rule, as the commentators pointed out last night it forces players to do what someone like Gary Ablett does and stay on your feet more often than not.

But that's the beauty of not having the rule is you get to see all these players diving, sliding, crawling etc etc while GAJ is just all class and dominates these mere peasants

Yeah until one of those peasants takes Gazza's legs out and we dont see him again for 18 months.
I agree with wedgie, great rule, takes alot more skill to stay on your feet and pick the ball up rather than diving on it

[The Big Shrek]

Love the new rule, as the commentators pointed out last night it forces players to do what someone like Gary Ablett does and stay on your feet more often than not.

But that's the beauty of not having the rule is you get to see all these players diving, sliding, crawling etc etc while GAJ is just all class and dominates these mere peasants

Yeah until one of those peasants takes Gazza's legs out and we dont see him again for 18 months.
I agree with wedgie, great rule, takes alot more skill to stay on your feet and pick the ball up rather than diving on it

Gaz got by fine for the first 8 years of his career.

[whufc]

Yep people carry on like everytime a players slides into get the ball another player ends up with a broken leg.

[The Big Shrek]

Yep people carry on like everytime a players slides into get the ball another player ends up with a broken leg.

And people keep calling it the sliding rule. Plenty of free kicks given where the offender wasn't sliding or diving on the ball eg Danger and Reily.

[hottie]

My theory is the afl brings in these changes to keep people talking about new rules in games,like a shock jock on radio,free publicity doesnt matter if its good or bad for the game.

[whufc]

EVEN GOD HAS GIVEN AWAY A FREE KICK.

[Wedgie]

Still loving this rule, packs are so much better to watch rather than before when it used to be a pile on!
A+ to the AFL for this one!

[whufc]

Still loving this rule, packs are so much better to watch rather than before when it used to be a pile on!
A+ to the AFL for this one!

Problem is Wedg its now shown us that the best player in the AFL by a mile, IS A FAIRY, as even he needs to slide in to get the ball!!

[whufc]

I think it's a great rule, makes the player pick the ball up and hit the contest. Sliding in because there too scared of the contest reminds me too much of that fairy game soccer

Gary Ablett, the first brownload medalist to be scared of a contest.

[whufc]

Definatly not me im one of the biggest Crow haters on here.

I havent liked the rule from the beginning.

Like i said its not so much this one rule, its the chemistry of all the rule changes together which now mean the best postion when there is a contest on the ground is to be second to the ball and 'sweat of it' which goes against every players instinct in the game.

People arent taught to do full length diving smothers, how many times as a kid did you practise backing into a 4 man pack at full speed, its a part of the game which isnt taught but takes courage, determination and a will to win the football FIRST. imho this part of the game is slowly withering away.

This rule is only going to lead to another rule being inforced when something goes wrong here.

Is this rule being umpired all the way through to amatuer and junior football, its already hard enough to get umpires at any level never making the game almost 'impossible' for umpires due to their being a billion and one different grey areas and sets of rules that need to be learnt as you go through the grades.

the best position on the ground is to get to the ball first and pick it up, always has been as will.

have a look what your reasons are that you dont like it.
1- you are saying that there is going to be another rule change on top of this. can be 100% sure there is, no your just thinking this.
2- every contest when the ball is on the ground a player is going to slide into it. look at the entire NAB cup and the first 2 games and how many times was this new rule paid and compared to how many times there was a contest and the ball was on the ground. majority of the time a player is going to pick the ball up as that what we where taught as kids.

the only players this is going to effect is the fairy's that are too scared to pick the ball up and get hit.

Bit harsh on GAJ mate.

[kickinit]

if he cant stay on his feet and pick the ball up and hit the contest he is a fairy.

[kickinit]

if you can't handle this then go play soccer

[JK]

this then go play soccer

Not/shouldn't be a single report among any of them

[whufc]

if you can't handle this then go play soccer

LOL Umm how is that even close to bring relevant, barely any of those bumps were at the player with the ball and a few would be reportable these days.

[whufc]

if he cant stay on his feet and pick the ball up and hit the contest he is a fairy.

So they don't train to slide and collect ball they just hand out brownlow medalists to players who use the skill

Love the GAJ is a fairy, would make a good t-shirt

[kickinit]

have a look at bumps 10, 9, 8, 6, 5 and 4, this is where a player can either slide or try to pick the ball up and take them bump.

So they don't train to slide and collect ball they just hand out brownlow medalists to players who use the skill

Love the GAJ is a fairy, would make a good t-shirt

They hand brownlow out to the player picked best by the umpires, not to the player who slides the best. If you can't understand this then you do deserve the biggest muppet of the year award.

[whufc]

have a look at bumps 10, 9, 8, 6, 5 and 4, this is where a player can either slide or try to pick the ball up and take them bump.

So they don't train to slide and collect ball they just hand out brownlow medalists to players who use the skill

Love the GAJ is a fairy, would make a good t-shirt

They hand brownlow out to the player picked best by the umpires, not to the player who slides the best. If you can't understand this then you do deserve the biggest muppet of the year award.

Even the best footballers slide to get the ball and they are hardly fairies which is the basis of your WHOLE argument

Oh wait i forgot but they weren't trained to do it so it should be outlawed.

Some of the games biggest moments have been things we weren't taught as kids, the Scarlett mid air toe poke, Wayne Hams smash back into ground, Matty Lloyd back heel etc but hey all footballers should be robots who have to do the same thing

[kickinit]

players slide in to avoid the contest. if you cant get this then you really have no idea about footy.

[whufc]

players slide in to avoid the contest. if you cant get this then you really have no idea about footy.

Lol u crack me up, so when GAJ slid picked the ball up two hands, gave the handball to the GC player flying past he was trying to avoid the contact of the Sydney bloke who was standing flat footed

We should ban players running around opponents because to me it looks like there trying to avoid contact

Let me guess your a big unit who has no flexibility and agility to get to ground win the ball and give a disposal all in one to two motions