WP, I have said all along that the AFL got it wrong with the 3 interchange and a sub rule. Instead they needed to put a cap on the number of rotations from the beginning, now that they have here's hoping that it works. It should in theory, because as many here have noted, that endless running to defence, then spreading forward style of game is very taxing, and may explain why North tended to repeatedly cough up big leads as they tired late in games. Hopefully with the interchange cap this will become even more pronounced if they persist with this style of negative footy.
Also you're right that we didn't help matters by not running hard to chase them when they spread out of our forward line. We have always played poorly against North in recent years, because they know that tactic works and consistently exploits our unwillingness to gut run. Nevertheless, I long for the day when footy returns to being free-flowing and high scoring. All this war of attrition bullplop just leaves me cold.
And yes Gerks, It makes me happy to see that Ross Lyon is 0 and4 in Grand Finals. Long may that continue.
