daysofourlives wrote:Alarm bells should be ringing at AFL house, for North to kick a record low score in this day and age and on the same night for Essendon to kick one for 98% of the game says scoring is still an issue.
Is it time for a drastic change in the way the premiership table works. Get rid of percentage and only count points for could be a good start. Don't give the under the roof excuse there is no real difference in scoring there as evidenced by Essendon last night. I just see that as no different to who you play twice instead of once which is more lopsided than where you play.
Look whats happened to the scoring of North, Carlton and St Kilda when there was no pressure on the interim coach. We have to change the way the game is coached, that will bring about far more watchable footy than most rule changes ever will. Mind you I still think prior opportunity should be gotten rid of, its either kick, handball or holding the ball, lets make it easy for the dummies in green
Something as simple as bonus points is all that's needed to increase scoring. It has worked a treat in rugby union.
The best part about bonus points for scoring is that a team losing is more likely to have a crack rather than go into damage limitation.
Without putting to much thought into it but something below, personally I would go with goals being the benchmark as that's what the game is about, alternatively you could go with total points not just goals but either way it would still work. Keep it simple.
1- bonus points for 10 goals
2- bonus points for 15 goals
4- bonus points for 20 goals
This would ensure there is a secondary interest of all games having something to play for until the death despite the margin between the sides.
It wont take away from the fabric of the game by introducing ridiculous on field rules that coaches end up finding a way around.