JK wrote:Tough one .. I like Graham's suggestion of Blood Rules not counting as a rotation, but then even that could be open to abuse. I guess at the end of the day, the rules apply to both competing clubs going into a game, so that might negate Scott's (which aren't unreasonable) concerns.
I thought about that and I don't see how it would be abused. Just to come off they'd have to break some pretty serious rules that could lead to suspensions (or worse if the club is involved). Would hardly be worth it IMHO.
daysofourlives wrote:Nope coaches should allow for it, leave a couple up their sleeve. No different to the sub rule, coaches would run the gauntlet if they were trailing and sub early in the 3rd and if they got an injury after that bad luck
A coach gets 90 interchanges a game. They should be able to choose when and who they apply to. Vastly different to the sub rule, which worked so well they scrapped it. Don't we all want to see teams at their best, especially when the game comes down to the wire? Imagine a coach being asked why he held a couple rotations up his sleeve when he could have given some players a break to be fresher for the last 5 minutes and he replied that he needed to keep a couple up his sleeve in case there was a blood rule. What a farce!