2017 Round 3 :Post Game Thread - Carlton vs Essendon

[mateinone]

Like Nathan Burke, I wake up each morning hoping to hear that the AFL has realised its mistake and changed the rule back.

This rule change to me is close to the most baffling one of the last 15 years and there has been a few very average ones.

I don't see how a 3rd person coming over the top made the game worse? Sure that team might gain an advantage, but the problem is?
Where too many rucks getting injured?
Was it resulting in extra stoppages?

I really do not get it and it would be really great if they reverse it back. If the 3rd man up infringes illegally or impeded the competing ruck there was always a free anyway, so I think it was a non issue and it should have been left to the coaches to counter it.

Very poor decision by the AFL