Interchange cap confirmed for 2014

[olisik 4,060]

http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/clubs-caught-off-guard-on-cap-20130305-2fijd.html

[Chook 15,012]

Just bite the bullet and remove the interchange altogether. 7 subs, no interchange. Bam! Problem solved.

[Gorgoroth 12,924]

I hate Vlad. Dd you har him talking on the radio this morning? Muppet of the highest order.

[olisik 4,060]

Will be hard for young teams to even compete, they ll be run off theyre feet.

Would hate to be a player performing the 2014 pre season at any club.

[stuie 7,374]

Just bite the bullet and remove the interchange altogether. 7 subs, no interchange. Bam! Problem solved.

Geez I hope you're not serious....

[Chook 15,012]

Geez I hope you're not serious....

I am, although I pretty much pulled the number of subs from nowhere.

[DeeZee 7,363]

Hope they dont make it 80.

160 was the average last year,maybe something like , cap it to 120, which makes a bit more sense

[P-man 13,366]

Mystified. 80 rotations just seems incredibly low for the modern game.

It's time for Vlad to go now. His expiry date is well and truly up.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,027]

I just can't get over the condescending attitude he displays. I can't find the quote right now, but he said something about "is there something in their Wheaties today?" regarding the coaches negative reaction to the rule. That was it. Nothing about them being professional and knowledgeable people who might just know enough about the game to have a valid opinion (as opposed to a hack who had a short career and then went in to admin). Just dismiss them as being cranky children and move on. The guy is a joke and a disgrace to the game. The sooner we are rid of him the better.

[Gippsland Dee 367]

i certainly hope when vlad moves on, his successor will remove some of these ridiculous rules that are being put in place (unlikely i know but there's always hope), they're ruining the game and it is turning many people away from this great sport!

[dazzledavey36 54,345]

Vlad is a corruption to the AFL, never seen a sport change so many rules. He has ruined AFL and given it a bad name around the sporting world! this guy is a deadset [censored] of the highest order! He is cancer to afl society!

[stuie 7,374]

Like anyone who has been in power too long he is making more and more outrageous decisions and will continue to do so until the groundswell gathers momentum.

[Hannibal 5,814]

I might be by my lonesome, but I disagree with the coaches and their whining. I'm happy to have less rotations, more fatigue and the game opening up. Six or 7 years ago 40 rotations was the norm. I'll also get to see the better players on the ground for longer.

It works for me.

[Roost It 1,434]

It works for me as well.I was all for 2 subs and 2 interchange but this effectively does the same thing. Now to get rid of the runner, my other pet hate.

[stuie 7,374]

I might be by my lonesome, but I disagree with the coaches and their whining. I'm happy to have less rotations, more fatigue and the game opening up. Six or 7 years ago 40 rotations was the norm. I'll also get to see the better players on the ground for longer.

It works for me.

Think it's more the amount of change than the change itself. Going from an AVERAGE of 160 to a limit of 80 in one season is a bit over the top, especially for something the coaches clearly don't think is a good idea to begin with.

[Chook 15,012]

I might be by my lonesome, but I disagree with the coaches and their whining. I'm happy to have less rotations, more fatigue and the game opening up. Six or 7 years ago 40 rotations was the norm. I'll also get to see the better players on the ground for longer.

It works for me.

I like it too, although I don't really like the arbitrary numbers being used.

[Biffen 12,940]

Could work well for us .

We will have a pretty tall ,mobile team that should be able to take marks ,and you would expect more long kicks as teams fatigue .

I think I agree with Ben Hur which can happen on rare occasions.

It will stop the rolling ruck ,the maul ,the flooding etc that has made the game a bit too congested for my liking.

Hate Vlads attitude and the way he has dictated rather than consulted but ultimately i think it will be a better spectacle for the change .

[Trisul 664]

Will it be red and blue or pink and blue?

[P-man 13,366]

I like it too, although I don't really like the arbitrary numbers being used.

This is the issue. No problem with the concept of a cap, but the number does not seem realistic. Players are going to be run into the ground and squads are going to be stretched to their limit. In an effort to make the game more entertaining, the opposite could result.

Edited March 5, 2013 by P_Man

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

What I don't get is how they came to the conclusion that to reduce congestion around packs, they should limit interchange.

I understand their thinking in terms of tiring players out, but why that particular rule change?

[DeeSpencer 25,499]

Who hear plays local footy?

Who complained in 2008 that 80 interchanges wasn't enough?

The game will survive the interchange limitations but I agree at some stage we need to look at how we get players not to run so hard without them being completely fatigued as the answer.

One consideration is with 18 teams we've spread the talent too thin and thus given athletes a chance over footballers

[bandicoot 1,395]

I might be by my lonesome, but I disagree with the coaches and their whining. I'm happy to have less rotations, more fatigue and the game opening up. Six or 7 years ago 40 rotations was the norm. I'll also get to see the better players on the ground for longer.

It works for me.

Totally agree. The interchange rotation has been fully exploited and needs to be rained in. Will make games on the smaller grounds like docklands and scg more bearable to watch.

[diesel 420]

I'm ambivalent about the change but it spells the end for guys without 'engines'. It doesn't necessarily mean we'll see more of the better players either, just those who can run a game out. Good players will still get tagged. Perhaps more so by blokes with less football ability but an ability to run for certain.

[Moonshadow 17,675]

It would be good if they gave the reasoning behind the number. Or has it just been pulled from a hat? Transparency would do Vlad the world of good ATM. It's what he lacks badly.

[jnrmac 20,055]

SO they spend 10 years trying to speed the game up. Ignoring fans who complain we are becoming like basketball now they are trying to put the genie back in the bottle.

They are idiots. And unfortunately when you run a monopoly you can get away with what you like, Until people start switching off because they are sick of the duplicitous behaviour, constant rule changes, uneven playing field, rigged fixture, poor revenue sharing from stadium deals, ridiculous and inconsistent tribunal decisions, poor drug policies, lousy telecasts and corporate buffoonery.