Rule change - Allow the throw

[RustyCage]

I wonder what PhilG's thoughts on this thread are and of dissident discussing umpiring haha

[Ian]

The only thing we should throw is the bloody rules committee. Amendments of rules should only be discussed at a conference to be held every three or four years. Annual rule changes lead to poor umpiring and confusion for players. They only do it to justify their existence so bye bye KB and other butchers of the game.

regards,

REB

The AFL has lost sight of the fact of the core fabric, I agree.

1. Players should be encouraged, not discouraged, in going for the ball and taking possession.

2. Ball ups are part of the game.

3. Holding the ball is a reward, not a punishment

4. A good tackle that does NOT result in a free kick IS STILL A REWARD FOR THE TEAM AS IT STOPPED THE OPPOSITION.


It seems these days that the AFL thinks they need to manufacture flow in the game. Umpires seem to have the mentality of "there's a free kick here unless they prove to me otherwise" rather than looking at it objectively.

The number of free kicks given these days when the player who gets the kick does NOT deserve it is horrible. Sure the free is there because the rules say it is, but it's the rules that really annoy me. In a game based heavily around the value of possession (more than basketball and soccer), the fact it can change with tippy-touch frees really cause angst.

I wish someone from the AFL would read those 2 posts