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https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/07/02/afl-analyst-debunks-state-of-the-game-backwards-kicking-myth/

Saw this on the SEN website and it's good to see someone use hard facts when discussing the current game. As always with the AFL they've made aknee jerk reaction to on weekend of football, likely off the back of Clarkson's comments who seems to own the AFL. This in itself is an issue as no coach should have any sway over the rules or what the AFL do, but that's a whole other topic.

The two key things this analyst advocates are:

1. Remove the ruck nomination rule and ball up quicker - the AFL really stuffed this one up and it's been a terrible rule that's caused increased congestion. Own up to the mistake and change it ASAP lease AFL rules committee!

2. Bonus point for scoring over 100 - I've mentioned this on here before and I think this is a great idea. Give an incentive to score more and the coaches will put together gamestyles based on scoring rather than defending. Given the games are 20% less this season I'd use 80 but then back to 100 when the games are the full minutes.

I honestly believe these two small changes would drastically improve the standard of our games and the excitement factor.

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    On 7/2/2020 at 11:04 AM, Action Jackson said:

    https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/07/02/afl-analyst-debunks-state-of-the-game-backwards-kicking-myth/

    Saw this on the SEN website and it's good to see someone use hard facts when discussing the current game. As always with the AFL they've made aknee jerk reaction to on weekend of football, likely off the back of Clarkson's comments who seems to own the AFL. This in itself is an issue as no coach should have any sway over the rules or what the AFL do, but that's a whole other topic.

    The two key things this analyst advocates are:

    1. Remove the ruck nomination rule and ball up quicker - the AFL really stuffed this one up and it's been a terrible rule that's caused increased congestion. Own up to the mistake and change it ASAP lease AFL rules committee!

    2. Bonus point for scoring over 100 - I've mentioned this on here before and I think this is a great idea. Give an incentive to score more and the coaches will put together gamestyles based on scoring rather than defending. Given the games are 20% less this season I'd use 80 but then back to 100 when the games are the full minutes.

    I honestly believe these two small changes would drastically improve the standard of our games and the excitement factor.

    Bonus Points for reaching 100 points is not a small change. 
     

    Reduce the Rotations allowed off the Bench. 
    This is when the overcrowding began. 
    Positions on the field faded away....

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    18 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Bonus Points for reaching 100 points is not a small change. 
     

    Reduce the Rotations allowed off the Bench. 
    This is when the overcrowding began. 
    Positions on the field faded away....

    I'm all for that as well.

    I guess the idea is by adding an incentive to score, coaches will focus on the attacking side more than defending.

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    1 hour ago, Action Jackson said:

    I'm all for that as well.

    I guess the idea is by adding an incentive to score, coaches will focus on the attacking side more than defending.

    Weather Conditions make that too hard to implement 

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    14 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Weather Conditions make that too hard to implement 

    I've heard that argument and my response is we already have an uneven season, so the concern that weather affects a few games is really a mute point.

     

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    3 hours ago, Action Jackson said:

    I've heard that argument and my response is we already have an uneven season, so the concern that weather affects a few games is really a mute point.

     

    Yes exactly. It only affects a few games. 
    So it cannot be such a major factor 

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