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monoccular

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Melbman2 Demon

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22 hours ago, Chris said:

It is called justifying your job so you dont lose it. Public servants are great at it!

Never a truer word spoken.

I suffer in IT under this "arrangement".

Mach5 Redleg

Mach5   4,768

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It's fair to say McDonald couldn't have kept it in when collecting the ball just on the boundary line, but he was also the player that deliberately flicked the ball into that position to begin with.

I don't understand why this wouldn't be obvious?

Mazer Rackham Trident

Mazer Rackham   14,971

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On 23/4/2016 at 0:31 AM, monoccular said:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-23/evans-flags-further-interchange-restrictions

OMG why can't the AFL just leave the rules alone for a year or two.

These guys who make changes for changes sake are just ruining our game.

Cant we somehow get some democracy into our game?  These morons are not elected and do not reflect he views of the general public. 

In fairness, they pay great deference to the Number One rule of the AFL.

"Rule 1.1. Make it up as you go."

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sue Trident

sue   9,233

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The problem that these guys sit in their job and wonder what they will be remembered for.  Apparently the last thing they want to be remembered for is that they kept the game running nicely as before.  Not sexy enough.

 

Bluey's Dad Redleg

Bluey's Dad   3,419

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16 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Evans needs to be stopped.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-03/afl-flags-finals-shakeup

Oh FFS give it a rest AFL!

Fix the goddamn draw before you start tinkering with [censored] that isn't broke.

But nooooooooooooooo, can't fix the draw because the media stakeholders would complain.

I'm sure this 'expanded' finals series would benefit those interests as well...

Bluey's Dad Redleg

Bluey's Dad   3,419

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4 minutes ago, sue said:

must be trying for stand-up comedian of the year. Here's an idea - why not have 18 teams in the finals and do away with the home (and not so home) and away season.

Think of the ratings!!!!

Adzman Redleg

Adzman   2,154

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The afl has more rule changes than my sister being the banker in monopoly!!

For the love of all things sacred leave the game alone!

monoccular Legend

monoccular   17,697

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9 hours ago, Skuit said:

Evans needs to be stopped.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-03/afl-flags-finals-shakeup

OMG ......  further reward mediocrity.

Logically only one third of teams, that is six of eighteen should play finals. 

Eight is too many but ten....!!!???

jnrmac Legend

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On 4/23/2016 at 2:11 AM, Chook said:

I like this proposed change a lot more than just some random flat number. Only allowing interchanges after a goal actually makes some kind of organic sense. Take 25 goals per game multiplied by 4 interchanged players per goal plus the 4 you get at the start of each of the three quarters and you've got a hundred and twelve interchanges anyway.

At least it would be tied in some way to a fundamental aspect of the game.

 

On 4/23/2016 at 9:36 AM, Deecisive said:

So the Geelong Essendon game where they kicked a total of 15 goals for the game, 4 interchange players on the bench all rotating in and out would mean 60 changes, though I would assume you could also change at each break for another 12, so that would be a total of 72 interchanges for the game. But would you want to use your interchange if someone kicks a goal in the first minute or two or each quarter. And how do you cope if you have injured players who can not come back on like the saints did a few weeks ago against Collingwood then you would be totally stuffed. I think the brains trust needs to wake up to themselves and stop trying to tweak everything every year.

Or the Carlton Essendon game where at was 25 pts to 11 pts in the third quarter. .........

Chook Legend

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7 hours ago, jnrmac said:

 

Or the Carlton Essendon game where at was 25 pts to 11 pts in the third quarter. .........

Tired players would open the game up, leading to more scoring, leading to more interchanges.

GM11 Mighty Demon

GM11   787

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On ‎30‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 0:07 PM, Mach5 said:

Not at all.

McDonald spoiled, deliberately flicking the ball away with an open hand, directing it 20m+ toward the boundary, then followed up to see it out.

A punch to spoil that travels 20m to go out of bounds would be pegged as deliberate, and that is harder to direct than the flick executed by McDonald, sending the ball perpendicular to where he was facing. 

Deliberated act, and paid as such.

The rule doesn't apply to a spoil in a marking contest.

The intent of the rule is probably positive. But it also adds another interpretation that umpires have to make.

And you know they will stuff it up as often as not.

As for the last touch rule, we are already seeing players trailing the ball to the boundary line instead of trying to take possession.

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In Harmes Way Redleg

In Harmes Way   7,842

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He must have been sitting behind me st the footy last Sunday. I was whinging to my Carlton supporting mate that it is impossible to explain the rules to a foreigner with all the umpire interpretation nuances to most of the rules.

it leaves the game open to umpires being targeted to take a bribe to throw a game result. The only reason we don't see more from this is we naively put lopsided free kick counts down to home crowd interference; and we also see the AFL as generally too incompetent.

we need as many black and white rules as possible (eg out on the full, free kick)

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