AFL Rd 18 2022 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Geelong

[kruddler]

This just has the feeling of a bit of a schemozzle.
We'll hear the howls when a player like Selwood continues to get away with it.
We'll hear the howls when one of our blokes isn't rewarded.

It's like the dissention rule.
It puts a burden on the umpire that is very subjective.
Have a look back at the recent discussion here and you'll see that two people can have a totally different opinion of exactly the same situation.

I'll go against the grain here....
To me a high tackle is a high tackle and should be penalised.

Introduce a whole range of options and caveats and it gets very confusing.
No doubt it will influence the results of some games.

re Bold.....Bevo just said the same thing...but i think he just likes taking digs at the AFL, so who knows.

Personally i think its relatively clear in an unclear way.

If a player goes looking for high contact, he doesn't get it unless its completely unreasonable like a player tries to take his head off.

If a player is legitmately making a play and gets taken high, reward it.

Its like diving...even if contact is there, if its unreasonable in how you react to it....stiff you don't get the call.
STOP PLAYING FOR FREE KICKS.

If a player ducks, or drops his knees or does anything that is done for the sole purpose of drawing a free....he doesn't get it.

No player in history has dropped his knees for a footballing reason.....its always to draw a free. So don't reward it.
No player has ever lowered his shoulder on a tackler for a footballing reason....its always to draw a free. So don't reward it.

If its clear as day when a player is playing for a free kick....why do we give it to them?