2017 AFL Finals

[Twodogs]

If you tackle around the waist and the person you're tackling contorts their body making your tackle slip to below the knees resulting in a trip, should it be holding the ball?

Footballers have been bending their knees manoeuvring in traffic forever, do they all have to run around as upright as they possibly can now, so as to ensure a tackle doesn't slip over the shoulders?

It's a bonkers rule change. If you're going to try and pin the arms by tackling well above the elbow then you risk tackling high, and so be it.

I agree, once more a knee jerk reaction without thinking of the consequences of changing a rule.

Let's just ban tackling and give them tackle belts. At least it would be adjudicated correctly.

Improved on last year

That's because we weren't there to take them out. The others ganged up on us to keep us out of the finals because they were scared of us.

Bingo. So if you want to lay the perfect tackle and lock the ball in, you risk giving away a free kick for too high should it slip up above the shoulders. If you want to negate the player but lower the risk of giving away a free kick, you aim lower.

A player lowering their centre of gravity or raising arms when tackled isn't instigating high contact - it's the tackler who's doing that. Lowering your centre of gravity enables you to dispose of the ball more effectively, it also gives you options of going low or high with the handpass in congestion.

Why the AFL gave into the hysteria is beyond me. Now all we have is more hysteria.

The tackler who tackles high wants to do everything (impair disposal and tackle) at the same time but that was never the idea. Is it a little more difficult learning how to pin a tackle around the waste properly too do you think?

[Twodogs]

Because if the arms are free, you aren't stopping the player from moving the ball on to their team mate via handball.
There are plenty of situations where players would rather risk giving away a free, than letting the handball get out.

In the old days the motion of being swung around was usually sufficient to knock the ball free and get dropping the ball but now players are better at hanging on to it.

[ledge]

Players are Told to encourage the tackle so it leaves a player over the top to handball to. Thus creating the higher tackle to counter the arms being free.
I believe Geelong started that idea like the Hawks created the Shepherd the man on the mark so the player with the free kick could run past.
It's called evolution and countering opposition tactics.

[Ozza]

One thing I hate, is this notion of "Oh you've gotta reward the tackler".

I'd prefer the 'benefit of the doubt' going to the bloke who is making the play, rather than often rewarding the player who has been second to the ball.

[Eastdog]

AFL 2017 Week 2 Semi Finals


Friday September 15 at the MCG (7:50pm)

Second Semi Final: Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans



Saturday September 16 at Spotless Stadium (7:25pm)

First Semi Final: GWS Giants v West Coast

[jeemak]

One thing I hate, is this notion of "Oh you've gotta reward the tackler".

I'd prefer the 'benefit of the doubt' going to the bloke who is making the play, rather than often rewarding the player who has been second to the ball.

Agree 100%.

[bornadog]

Very wet here in East Melbourne, have had lightning and thunder and pelting rain. Could make a difference.

[kruder]

Ahh bummer Ling and Carey are back, have ruined Friday night footy for me this year.

[Rocket Science]

Straight Sets Cats.

Make it happen Bloods.

[Topdog]

Ling commentating Dangerfield getting soft frees. Is there anything worse?

[bulldogtragic]

I'd love to have a player that gets frees like Dangerfield gets. They're made up, the last I think was for diving near a contest.

[Rocket Science]

Was under the impression the best umpires made the cut for finals.

You wouldn't know it. They're having a mare.

Stay the fhark out of the contest where your input isn't warranted.

[kruder]

I'd love to have a player that gets frees like Dangerfield gets. They're made up, the last I think was for diving near a contest.

Tom Boyd would love a few. Has he got one yet?

[kruder]

Was under the impression the best umpires made the cut for finals.

You wouldn't know it. They're having a mare.

Stay the fhark out of the contest where your input isn't warranted.

The dangerous tackle was embarrassing, this finals series is certainly missing something.

[bulldogtragic]

Tom Boyd would love a few. Has he got one yet?

Not a single one. Needs to be a media darling and not over paid kid....



... That was the difference in us winning a premiership for the first time in 62 years. Seems that doesn't get media, and in turn umpire cred.