Rule changes 2024

[mighty_west]

Re: Rule changes 2024

It's an opportunity to rest, get their breathe back and let their team mates do the same plus set up the ground for a behind. Often to get the ball in a scoring position they have to do a heap of running just prior.

You're also giving the oppo a rest too so it's no advantage, all it's doing is taking away from your routine, it's arguably the most important aspect of the game and getting that right.

[hujsh]

Re: Rule changes 2024

It's an opportunity to rest, get their breathe back and let their team mates do the same plus set up the ground for a behind. Often to get the ball in a scoring position they have to do a heap of running just prior.

You're also giving the oppo a rest too so it's no advantage, all it's doing is taking away from your routine, it's arguably the most important aspect of the game and getting that right.

The second part is more important.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Rule changes 2024

20sec is fine. Players stare at the screen for 10sec to waste time fairly regularly, it needs to stop.

Why not keep it at 30 but stop the clock. Umpire has a signal for 'shot on goal', timekeeper starts the shot clock and stops the game clock, until the ball hits the boot. Then it's not time wasting.

Do they want 20 seconds purely to speed up the game more?

[Axe Man]

Re: Rule changes 2024

You're also giving the oppo a rest too so it's no advantage, all it's doing is taking away from your routine, it's arguably the most important aspect of the game and getting that right.

Why wouldn't their routine entail taking the 30 seconds? I think most players rely on the umpires warning rather than look at the screen.

[Axe Man]

The umpires will now bounce the ball after a 6-6-6 warning rather than throw it up. Apparently the AFL were worried teams were deliberately triggering a 6-6-6 warning so they could get a throw up that would advantage their ruckman.

[jazzadogs]

The umpires will now bounce the ball after a 6-6-6 warning rather than throw it up. Apparently the AFL were worried teams were deliberately triggering a 6-6-6 warning so they could get a throw up that would advantage their ruckman.

Which teams were absolutely doing.

It wasn't even so much that it would advantage their ruckman, but just that it would be more predictable and less likely to DISadvantage their ruck. It often happened late in matches.

[Bornadog]

The umpires will now bounce the ball after a 6-6-6 warning rather than throw it up. Apparently the AFL were worried teams were deliberately triggering a 6-6-6 warning so they could get a throw up that would advantage their ruckman.

Why not pay a free if a team breaches 6-6-6

[GVGjr]

Why not pay a free if a team breaches 6-6-6

No warnings, just a free kick. I like it