One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on February 24, 2009, 06:26:07 PM
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Whispers on 3AW says a Countdown Clock will be on the scoreboard at our game on Thursday night instead of the usual time clock.
So it's going to be "3...2...1.....siren!"
Your thoughts?
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Absolute no from me - they milk the clock enough now - with that, it would ruin the game.
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Never have liked it.
I like the mystery of how long there is remaining.
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In games where the timeclock is seen to run down like American Football Basketball etc you find that teams can shut up shop and the game can degenerate into a farce.
It can happen in AFL too but not knowing adds to the mystique and uniqueness our game has and making it known to players can also create concentration lapses as they will keep looking at the clock to see how long is left. We have not known at the ground for 112 seasons why start now. Next thing you know we will be allowing timeouts half way through quarters at the end of quarters and the game will degenerate even further.
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Like it on the TV (Channel 10 are you paying attention)
But certainly don't want to see it at games
A NOPE from me
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BIG FAT NO.....Why dont they leave the bloody game alone.
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I don't care either way - it heightens tension when it is done the C10 way or you get a sense of he inevitable with the countdown clock.
If pushed, I would prefer no countdown clock at the game or tv but both are pretty valid atm.
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I like it on the TV but not live.
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No from me too, but it wouldnt affect the way they ice the clock imo as the runner generally lets all the players know anyway. I find that you can tell how close the siren is from watching runners scurry like ants to all parts of the ground to let the players know how long there is left.
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Another big fat NO!
Imagine if we had it for the Brisbane or St Kilda games last year. All the excitement of not knowing exactly how long was left and both sides having to play until the final siren would've been lost.
Agree with everyone else about sides killing off the clock chipping around about 2-3 minutes out and boring everyone to death.
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my horse says "neahhhhh"
and i say "heyyyy" ... "no"
stuff off AFL! stoping trying to Americanise Australian Football!
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Countdown clock given trial tick for AFL games
Damian Barrett | February 25, 2009
THE AFL will trial the use of countdown clocks in all remaining Telstra Dome matches of the 2009 pre-season competition.
Having long resisted the urge to allow venues to display official timekeepers' clocks, the AFL last night approved their use for the Dome's three NAB Cup matches in the next four days, as well as for the competition's semi-final weekend and grand final.
The league announced last night the NAB Cup grand final would be played on Friday, March 13, a day earlier than scheduled, at Telstra Dome or AAMI Stadium.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the move to trial a countdown clock came after years of debate about its worth.
"When we're at home watching on TV we can see how much time is left in many games, the coaches know how much time is left, the players are told how much time is left, yet the fans in the crowd don't know," Anderson said.
"So we've decided to use the NAB Cup to trial it, and see what sort of stuff we get.
"We've considered it previously and there are different views internally whether it is a good thing or not, but we consider this to be a good opportunity to see how it goes."
The first trial of the countdown clock will be during tomorrow's Richmond versus Collingwood quarter-final, which is Ben Cousins' comeback game.
Asked if countdown clocks could be used in this year's regular season, Anderson said: "It's not something we're looking at for this season. We're contemplating it at this stage.
"If there was absolutely overwhelming and positive stuff to it, then we might consider it."
Anderson said countdown clocks would also be running during the quarter breaks in the remaining NAB Cup matches at Telstra Dome.
The broadcaster of tomorrow's NAB Cup match, Channel 10, is likely to stick with its use of a traditional match clock.
The NAB Cup grand final was brought forward because the AFL did not wish to schedule it on the same night as the music industry fundraising concert, at the MCG, for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25103012-19742,00.html
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Here's your stuff right here on this thread Ando! >:(
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NOPE
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Nope. Just as much as I don't want a night grand final.
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The only positive about a countdown clock is the next time 14 seconds suddenly disappears near the end as happened in our game against the Saints, the crowd will know about :whistle.
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Y and N -the old time clock that told you how long the quarter has gone give the best of both worlds -