05-27-2024, 09:37 AM
(05-27-2024, 04:34 AM)Lods link Wrote:I'm not averse to giving the removing the prior opportunity a go.
But I think we need to see it trialled before we make the change to determine how much of a difference it would make.
Just for a bit of fun I watched a quarter a few weeks ago and tried to 'umpire' it on the basis of get the ball and if tackled release it virtually immediately in a proper manner...no prior.
Of course it may very well have been my interpretation, but I only counted 4 occasions when it would have made a difference...when a free might have been paid.
I'm guessing it was probably a lot greater on the weekend
I wonder how much difference it would make to the game, but we won't know unless we trial it...with umpires a bit more accomplished than my good self)
I'm open to trying it as well. I think when the ball is live we may see some kicking off the ground and fisting/paddling the ball forward. Shepherding may come back into the game (its not what it was these days) to give the guy trying to take possession a chop out.