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Where to next for the AFL

Deecisive
in Melbourne Demons

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The AFL seems to have bungled so many things in the last few years, what is next.

Watching so many players duck their heads on the weekend and getting frees I wonder if we are going to see issues with players suing for head and brain injuries as the AFL;s rules seems is encourage / reward players who duck.

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    The AFL seems to have bungled so many things in the last few years, what is next.

    Watching so many players duck their heads on the weekend and getting frees I wonder if we are going to see issues with players suing for head and brain injuries as the AFL;s rules seems is encourage / reward players who duck.

    It's been going on for a few years now (ducking into tackles and being rewarded with a free). In days gone by the decision was nearly always paid against the player ducking (this had the effect of players not ducking into tackles very frequently)

    The more ducking into tackles we see, the more likelihood that we will see a serious neck injury. I blame Jeff Gieschen. How this bloke has held down the position of 'Umpires Director' since 1999 is beyond belief. Those above him should move him on and get an ex umpire with the right qualifications into the position.

    A serious neck injury with a tragic outcome is an accident waiting to happen.

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    The AFL competition has jumped the shark. I'm over it.

    We're officially innocent, but cop a fine for ... something?

    No-ones guilty of anything, but you two guys are out of the game for a while. Because.

    We get investigated, but the club that wrote the blueprint for tanking is over there. There, the ones with big grins on their faces.

    We get investigated because someone on some TV show said something. But this McCarthy guy at Brisbane ... nothing to see, move along. (Don't go looking for anything, we might find something.)

    Adelaide tamper with the draft and cop a Clayton's penalty.

    AFL appoint a rules committee, ask them to take the trouble to recommend some changes, and then override their recommendations with rules Anderson thought up himself last night.

    The buffoon in charge of the umpires makes up new rules on the spot, such as "natural arc".

    Judd gets his Visy deal, with no explanation why. Ablett can't get a Visy-style deal, with no explanation why not.

    The clowns make it up as they go along. They have no vision other than the next TV rights deal.

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    Well it appears the AFL are finally getting of their backsides with tanking and drugs but I have no doubt there will be a huge betting scandal sometimes soon. The noises about betting now are not unlike the noises about drugs and tanking a few years ago. And as Deecisive said the crippling injury scandal is only one too many ducks away. Ducking into tackles was once considered bad form just a shade below in repugnance than kicking, tripping and spitting. Duckers then got no sympathy from umpires or anyone else. Even tripping has been dumbed down. Once it was guaranteed 4 weeks suspension. Now players get off more often than not if charged and many offences dont get charged.

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    where to next?

    how about richmond and terry wallace.

    carlton and fevola and libba.

    collingwood.

    freo and resting players

    gws and resting players

    sydney and paul roos "dont kick a goal"

    hawthorn

    west coast.

    but NOOOOO - we win 12 games in 3 years and get $1/2 a million in fines because we didnt have win #13.

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