The New Rule We Really Do need...

[Eastie Boyz 0]

IMO the catalyst for all this flooding &/or zoning is the extra interchange numbers over the last few years coupled with improved medical/fitness regimes that allow the players to run harder back & forth in bursts prior to a bench rest.

This is all happening since we increased the No of interchange spots on the bench.

I've been saying for a couple of seasons now, reduce the interchange back to 3 + 2 emergencies.

The dogs were flooding under Wallace well before players were being rotated every 5 minutes.

I know I'll be in the minority here but I believe that reducing interchanges could lead to even uglier football than what we've seen in the NAB cup.

A lot of knee jerk reactions going on here - when has any team looked pretty in the NAB cup?

Give it til round 5 or 6 then feel free to give the AFL a miss and go support your local club

[Sir Why You Little 37,021]

I think you are just falling into the trap that the AFL wants us to be in - change the game every 15 minutes so we can justify the Rules Committees existence. The game has gone along just fine for 150 years with minimal tweaking but in the last 10-15 there seems to be a new rule every season. I'm not having a go at you but I'd really like to see a 5 year moratorium on rules and let's just see the game work itself out. A good coach, with a good team, will always beat any plan that can be conceived.

I Totally agree with you on the 5 year Moratorium on the rules. I just think the Rules that have been tampered with in the last 10-15 years have gone too far. Time will tell & yes maybe i am over reacting but last week i turned the Footy off & that is the First i have ever done that in 40 years. Beware AFL