Ugly maul around stoppages is killing the game of AFL (Herald-Sun)

[Mr Magic]

KB is correct, they should ditch the bench entirely.

[Judge Roughneck]

KB is correct, they should ditch the bench entirely.

As the game was intended

Coaches will always try and figure it out

But over two hours you would see players get tired. And a return of the rover,  forward pocket

[Mr Magic]

KB is correct, they should ditch the bench entirely.

As the game was intended

Coaches will always try and figure it out

But over two hours you would see players get tired. And a return of the rover,  forward pocket

Exactly.
The problem for football is as the game has gotten professional and players are fitter than they've ever been, too many players can follow the ball.
Given the number of rests they have with the bench this has only exaserbated things, hence the rolling maul we now see.
Football has completely lost it's shape. Positions are irrelevant. An ugly mess.

[Judge Roughneck]

2 goals to 3 at half time. Yuk.

Many times rfc gone 1/2/3 quartets with very few goals.

Exactly.
The problem for football is as the game has gotten professional and players are fitter than they've ever been, too many players can follow the ball.
Given the number of rests they have with the bench this has only exaserbated things, hence the rolling maul we now see.
Football has completely lost it's shape. Positions are irrelevant. An ugly mess.

The kid that won the best player in the under 18s recently, twice. Was not drafted... says it all.

[Smokey]

KB is correct, they should ditch the bench entirely.

As the game was intended

Coaches will always try and figure it out

But over two hours you would see players get tired. And a return of the rover,  forward pocket

Exactly.
The problem for football is as the game has gotten professional and players are fitter than they've ever been, too many players can follow the ball.
Given the number of rests they have with the bench this has only exacerbated things, hence the rolling maul we now see.
Football has completely lost it's shape. Positions are irrelevant. An ugly mess.

                      


In case anyone didn't get the intent behind my emotishow - I concur with the above.   

[tony_montana]

ditto