New rules likely to be trialled this season

[The Pie Man]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

Can any of our more esteemed senior woofers let us know what the introduction of the 50M arcs did for the aesthetic of the game?

Watching old footage it looks odd to me, but the view of the established fan at the time will mean more.

Reason I ask - of the proposed changes, making the goal square larger has me the most worried that it’s going to start to look like a hybrid sport.

Starting positions don’t worry me as much (as long as they are just that - *starting* positions) but a larger goal square will look seriously weird

[Twodogs]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

I remember being a bit mystified about what they were for because they just appeared out of the blue at the start of the 1989(I think?) season. The thing I remember most was the crisis and the meeting of minds that took place when the bloke who did the ground markings realised that he didn't know how to write a '50' so they had to call in the sign writer from the council to go down and help and of course my dad being one of the councils painters went along as well (he was good mates with the sign writer and he had nothing else to do and it was Friday afternoon and, and). They ended up with cast of thousands down at the ground watching them work on something the VFL didn't want anyone to know about.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

Is it really that bad that anything needs to change?

[Rocket Science]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

Is it really that bad that anything needs to change?

It is if you run the competition and fancy making more advertising coin by making it rain goals, however you get there.

[Bornadog]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

I remember being a bit mystified about what they were for because they just appeared out of the blue at the start of the 1989(I think?) season..

Introduced in 1986. Originally the groundman drew a straight line across the ground. The following week it became an arc realising the ground is oval shape.

It was introduced simply for the spectators to see how far players can kick.

[Twodogs]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

Introduced in 1986. Originally the groundman drew a straight line across the ground. The following week it became an arc realising the ground is oval shape.

It was introduced simply for the spectators to see how far players can kick.

That's right, I remember the straight line thing now. Heh!

I wonder if there is footage? We played St Kilda at home, I remember a friend pointing out the we were as far in front at halftime as Collingwood were in the 1970 grand final.

[The Pie Man]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

It is if you run the competition and fancy making more advertising coin by making it rain goals, however you get there.

This is the bit that shits me - if Gil & co could schedule a decent Friday night then this thread would probably not exist.

There are still good games of footy around. Then there’s Carlton 4 times on Fridays

[Topdog]

Re: New rules likely to be trialled this season

Dane Swan summed it up well. Shit teams will always be shit to watch.

From an aesthetics point of view North, GWS and Essendon are the best teams to watch for me but I hate Essendon with a passion so dont watch their games. Us, Carlton and Freo are the worst teams to watch.

Melbourne are fun too, usually because they self destruct.