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one-eyed:
What rule will we likely see introduced next year? Whateley reveals it.

By SEN
9 June 2018

SEN footy commentator Gerard Whateley revealed one of the rules that he believes the AFL will tick off for the 2019 season.

Whateley is a part of Steve Hocking's look of the game committee that is attempting to come up with ideas to improve the spectacle of the sport.

One of the rules Whateley believes we will see next year is a longer goal square.

"This is the one thing I think will happen, we're going to see a bigger goal square," he told SEN's Crunch Time.

"You're twice as likely to score from a kick in, so moving the goalsquare out to 18 yards, you're more likely to clear the volatile space."

Whateley has revealed what he took away from the committee.

“So the mantra is how do we break the game back open?” he said.

“There’s a couple of guiding principles and these are really important. The changes have to be progressive, they are not trying to return the game to something it’s been in the past.

“They must fit with the current charter of the game – so it takes off the table, there will be no zones, no 16 players a side, there’ll be no bonus point for 100 points, that isn’t allowed within the charter.

“And finally it must honour the heritage of the game. So we’re not going to fundamentally move away from what footy has been through the years.

“This group is not a group of free-radicals that are going to change the game to something we don’t recognise, they want the game to be the best that it can be.”

Whateley also revealed what has been discussed the most so far.

"There are variations of starting points that are extremely prominent in these conversations," he said.

"Then there are proposals around stoppages around the ground and what you'll need to keep inside 50.

"You can still run anywhere once the ball's in play."

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/06/09/what-rule-will-we-likely-see-introduced-next-year-whateley-reveals-it/

Apparently the four main 'ideas' that this committee came up with were:

1) 25m goalsquare.
2) Players set in zones before centre bounces (6 forwards/6 mid/6 backs).
3) Clear last touch out of bounds is free to the opposition. Otherwise it's a throw-in.
4) 4 umpires (2 following the play plus one inside each forward 50 zone).

Assange Tiger 😎:
oh my god :banghead

Diocletian:
 :facepalm

Can't stand Whimpley....being next to Slobbotard only papers over what a massive flog he is himself, anyone can look smart in comparison if they constantky surround themselves with football types.....why the stuff are peeant journalists on the commitee anyway?

strongandbold:
Whately is an incredibly smart man, to smart for the dullards here to comprehend.

Diocletian:
Whimpley is the Stephen Fry of the AFL...a dumb person's idea of a smart person..... :shh

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