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daysofourlives wrote:Ports success through the 70s, 80s and 90s was built on playing the boundary line and continually knocking the ball out of bounds and at the subsequent throw in knocking it out again, Phillips, Delaney, Fiachi etc made a career out of it, I suspect this is why Booney is so against it. Footy has well and truly moved past this point

I'll defer to the Port aficionados, but I'd have to disagree. Yes, the 1979 Grand Final was characterised by the above nullifying approach, due to the conditions. But otherwise Port knew how to attack. I recall Delaney and Fiacchi working in tandem as a springboard for their attacking rebound IIRC - Fiacchi was formerly an average rover until successfully moved to a back pocket (game against Norwood in 1988, just after Anthony Williams tragically died?).

With the exception of about three years in the middle, in a bit over 20 years from 1976 Port had either Tim Evans or Scott Hodges at full forward, with plenty of Ken Farmer medals and 10+ goal bags), so I'd say they knew how to attack and score goals. Not as defensive as you might think.

Magellan wrote:

daysofourlives wrote:Ports success through the 70s, 80s and 90s was built on playing the boundary line and continually knocking the ball out of bounds and at the subsequent throw in knocking it out again, Phillips, Delaney, Fiachi etc made a career out of it, I suspect this is why Booney is so against it. Footy has well and truly moved past this point

I'll defer to the Port aficionados, but I'd have to disagree. The 1979 Grand Final was characterised by the above nullifying approach, due to the conditions. I recall Delaney and Fiacchi working in tandem as a springboard for their attacking rebound IIRC - Fiacchi was formerly an average rover until successfully moved to a back pocket (game against Norwood in 1988, just after Anthony Williams tragically died?).

With the exception of about three years in the middle, in a bit over 20 years from 1976 Port had either Tim Evans or Scott Hodges at full forward, with plenty of Ken Farmer medals and 10+ goal bags), so I'd say they knew how to attack and score goals. Not as defensive as you might think.

It's the 70's, 80's and 90's, he wasn't paying attention then.

Its funny how much people complain about boring shit footy and then also complain about attempts to make it harder to play such boring shit footy

Port Adelaide also played this deliberate oob boundary game in the 50/60's.
Given Port were so strong in the ruck
Jeff Potter would just keep kicking it out on the full at the throw ins and work the ball toward their goals.
The umpires were not game enough to penalise this action,thank goodness the rule got changed.
The new oob rule penalty as I understand it must not come off the players body but below the knee only.

bennymacca wrote:Its funny how much people complain about boring shit footy and then also complain about attempts to make it harder to play such boring shit footy

Just let them play footy then! Stop ******* with the rules every time there's a trend to either attacking or defensive play, it evolves on it's own accord and what worked 5 years ago won't work now and what works now won't work in 5 years from now.

Booney wrote:

bennymacca wrote:Its funny how much people complain about boring shit footy and then also complain about attempts to make it harder to play such boring shit footy

Just let them play footy then! Stop ******* with the rules every time there's a trend to either attacking or defensive play, it evolves on it's own accord and what worked 5 years ago won't work now and what works now won't work in 5 years from now.

You want them to being the round ball back and think they shouldn't have changed from the current rule to throwing it in?

I was being facetious with the round ball comment....

You don't want a round ball but you're against rule changes which would include the rule when they changed round balls to their current shape.
You don't want the current rule but you're against rule changes which would include when the current rule was changed to the previous rule which you want?
You're a confusing little bunny Booney!

Changing from the round ball to the current ball? Yeah, I missed that one, Psyber might remember it.

As for the rest, yeah, right back at ya.

While we're talking about rule changes, I would 100% support getting rid of the totally pointless 50m arc...

Bring back the place kick!

Rising Power wrote:Bring back the place kick!

Have they finally removed that?

Rising Power wrote:Bring back the place kick!

Bring back the drop punt and the torpedo

Bring back the drop kick for kick offs.

johntheclaret wrote:

Rising Power wrote:Bring back the place kick!

Bring back the drop punt and the torpedo

Or even the screw punt.

Spoke to someone at Centrals who would definately be in the know yesterday and the new out of bounds rule change is 100% a trial for the AFL competition and was a directive from them

IF you think this is true, do they play the same rule in the VFL, WAFL, NEAFL etc

Especially given they have much bigger control over the NEAFL for instance.

I'm sure the afl is watching it very closely though

whufc wrote:Spoke to someone at Centrals who would definately be in the know yesterday and the new out of bounds rule change is 100% a trial for the AFL competition and was a directive from them

Reckon the SANFL made the rule and when the AFL heard about it asked to be kept in the loop about the feedback.

Think it works well and players just have smarten their approach to 'sheparding' the ball out.....

Yep. Bradd Crabb did that yesterday and throw it in was the call.