We've got a team that wins via domination over stoppages, and the current AFL administration wants to remove/diminish stoppages as part of the game, that change could not be worse for us as players like Cripps, Hewett and Kennedy will be involved in less play.
From my perspective, the current balance in the rules of the game and the speed of play is just about right, across the competition we've got midfielders getting 30+ possessions, small forwards kicking goals and KPFs taking marks. I think they should just leave the game alone for a few seasons to see where it settles.
There is too much politics in the way the AFL fiddles with the rules, it is nearly always due to one coach or club executive having the ear of the AFL authorities to change rules to favour a list. The debate is further driven by the AFL media, and it's rarely impartial because it's not even close to being representative!
From my perspective, the current balance in the rules of the game and the speed of play is just about right, across the competition we've got midfielders getting 30+ possessions, small forwards kicking goals and KPFs taking marks. I think they should just leave the game alone for a few seasons to see where it settles.
There is too much politics in the way the AFL fiddles with the rules, it is nearly always due to one coach or club executive having the ear of the AFL authorities to change rules to favour a list. The debate is further driven by the AFL media, and it's rarely impartial because it's not even close to being representative!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"