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Send off rule?

WonnaJurah
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after seeing 3 incidents this week involving high contact, ( johnson, roe, and unknown) , i was wondering if the afl should impose a send off rule for nasty incidents as this , like they did after winmars brain snap a few years back

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    I would prefer a 5-10 min send off rule (without replacement) as well as a report, especially in Grand Finals.

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    No, they get enough wrong without sending off someone who might not have deserved it.

    I know the ben johnson case is easy to judge in the heat of battle but there will be other cases where the ump makes a bad decision and it affects the game.

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    If we're not going to have a rule because the umpires will get it wrong then we should just abolish all of the rules, so they'll never make a mistake again. :rolleyes:

    If they make it a 17v18 contest for a given amount of time then clubs won't do it because it will give their opposition a huge advantage.

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    after seeing 3 incidents this week involving high contact, ( johnson, roe, and unknown) , i was wondering if the afl should impose a send off rule for nasty incidents as this , like they did after winmars brain snap a few years back

    You have to be kidding, lets get all the players to wear dresses and play the game.

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    one of the main reasons i like afl is because there is no send offs. When i tell people that there are no send offs they are suprised

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    No, they get enough wrong without sending off someone who might not have deserved it.

    I know the ben johnson case is easy to judge in the heat of battle but there will be other cases where the ump makes a bad decision and it affects the game.

    Spot on, that was exactly what I thought when I first read this idea. This is just one more thing an umpire can bugger up in the heat of the moment IMO.

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    Spot on, that was exactly what I thought when I first read this idea. This is just one more thing an umpire can bugger up in the heat of the moment IMO.

    Yep. You are right there Nasher.

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    Spot on, that was exactly what I thought when I first read this idea. This is just one more thing an umpire can bugger up in the heat of the moment IMO.

    Very correct Nasher :)

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    Don't really know if it would be good or bad but nearly every other aussie rules comp in victoria would have it !

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