FireInTheBennelly

You change the rules to speed the game up, yet don't pay an obvious 50 to TMac for deliberately slowing the game down. Makes zero sense to me

Oh dear, we're in for a hell of a ride with this one. The attacker quite clearly left his line to kick around the man on the mark, before he's moved. Should've been play on. 100%, games will be won and lost on this rule, and more importantly, it's adjudication (no, not interpretation, adjudication)

The way we're going we'll probably have room for another 5 preseason pick ups before the cut off.

The umps used to call out to the man on the mark 'back 2 metres' etc, but now they'll have to bring them exactly to the mark, as we know one step off that mark in any direction is a 50. So now it'll be back 2 metres, 1 metre right, further right, too far, a little to the left, inch right. That's it. Maybe we call it the JFK rule. Back and to the left.

This has the potential to make footy unwatchable with so many 50m penalties, but the big concern for me is it opens up another option for umpires to influence results. For example if they give one team half a second longer before calling play on after the player has actually played on, the ball carrier will be off and gone. There'll be no stats on it so it goes completely under the radar. Of all the rule changes over the last decade, this one has me the most concerned.

I think the upside is too good to not have a look at. What if Weids has a poor year and we decide it's time to pull the pin? He's worth a look. Obviously there's more to it than that, some serious medical assessments would be needed and we've got poor form in that department. It's a tough question but I don't think the idea should be written off without a long hard look.

I hope he doesn't follow the previous escape theory and jump off a bridge

Who?

Personally I'd be leaving a slot open for the mid season draft. There'll be more than one good player that slipped through the draft purely due to the circumstances. With half a season under their belt we'll have a better idea on talent.

Thanks for your efforts Werridee, do you mind just checking again that it didn't go on to say ... However we do understand supporter sites such as Demonland offer a valuable service in providing additional information to our fans, and given the circumstances we'll endeavour to provide further information on our website, along the same lines of what's been seen on those sites. They may have forgotten to add that part.

Ah, very good. As did yours over mine ☺️

Don't forget Kent Kingsley

Nickname Bill? Surely. I'm happy we've .... got him, yeeees.

Hope he doesn't turn into a whipping boy, and get crucified on DL on a weekly basis.

Another crazy solution being considered is to actually apply the rules that are in place for all clubs, even Collingwood.

Cracking tackle

Free kick against Trac for hands over the shoulder surely. Cut that crap out.

It's quite possible the reason they haven't announced our preferred site, is that most of us will simply not like it.

Good to see Petty and Neita on the track day 1

Moving beyond the translucence of said jellyfish, perhaps Gil is best depicted by the protrusion on the right, and the apparent hollow 'sack' at it's base.

Perhaps Tasmania should have 2 head(quarters)

The gift that keeps on giving