Wallace wants 24 player teams

[mightytiges]

How about 6 subs and no interchange?

 

It worked for Bruce Monteath lol but you still want the flexibility interchange gives you. Having just subs also means the substitutes miss out on gametime so their fitness level will drop unless subbed early on into a game or dropped to the VFL.

How about 6 subs per quarter with the opportunity to start afresh after each break.

And provision for replacing injuries (off for the rest of the match) as well.

 

Well it's out there 1965  . It sure will make footy different to now forcing 18 players to play even a whole quarter at once. 

IMO it wouldn't matter what the AFL decideds to do, coaches will eventually manipulate the bench rules to gain an advantage. I prefer to let the game evolve if there's not a serious problem (rucks doing knees say was a problem needing fixing). At the moment I don't see a problem (apart from us struggling) especially when I see Geelong play. They play awesome footy. Up to the rest of us to catch up.

[1965]

How about 6 subs and no interchange?

 

It worked for Bruce Monteath lol but you still want the flexibility interchange gives you. Having just subs also means the substitutes miss out on gametime so their fitness level will drop unless subbed early on into a game or dropped to the VFL.

How about 6 subs per quarter with the opportunity to start afresh after each break.

And provision for replacing injuries (off for the rest of the match) as well.

 

Well it's out there 1965  . It sure will make footy different to now forcing 18 players to play even a whole quarter at once. 

IMO it wouldn't matter what the AFL decideds to do, coaches will eventually manipulate the bench rules to gain an advantage. I prefer to let the game evolve if there's not a serious problem (rucks doing knees say was a problem needing fixing). At the moment I don't see a problem (apart from us struggling) especially when I see Geelong play. They play awesome footy. Up to the rest of us to catch up.

There is a problem now (IMHO) when coaches are not actively monitoring the interchanges but leaving the decisions up to the Assistant coaches and fitness staff.

Surely this is a fundamental change to the game that needs to be fixed.

 

[mightytiges]

How about 6 subs and no interchange?

 

It worked for Bruce Monteath lol but you still want the flexibility interchange gives you. Having just subs also means the substitutes miss out on gametime so their fitness level will drop unless subbed early on into a game or dropped to the VFL.

How about 6 subs per quarter with the opportunity to start afresh after each break.

And provision for replacing injuries (off for the rest of the match) as well.

 

Well it's out there 1965  . It sure will make footy different to now forcing 18 players to play even a whole quarter at once. 

IMO it wouldn't matter what the AFL decideds to do, coaches will eventually manipulate the bench rules to gain an advantage. I prefer to let the game evolve if there's not a serious problem (rucks doing knees say was a problem needing fixing). At the moment I don't see a problem (apart from us struggling) especially when I see Geelong play. They play awesome footy. Up to the rest of us to catch up.

There is a problem now (IMHO) when coaches are not actively monitoring the interchanges but leaving the decisions up to the Assistant coaches and fitness staff.

Surely this is a fundamental change to the game that needs to be fixed.

 

Agree it is a fundamental change but I don't have a problem with it as the senior coach delegates other responsibilities to assistant coaches already. A senior coach is becoming more and more a manager of the footy dept.

[Mr Magic]

I actually like the idea of 4 players on the bench but 2 of them are emergencies rather than 6 and 2 as Terry is suggesting.

Like it.

[one-eyed]

Sheedy supports Wallace's plan

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Sheedy wants a bigger bench
9/04/2008 5:00:35 PM
Ronny Lerner
Sportal

Former Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy supports Richmond coach Terry Wallace's idea to introduce an expanded interchange bench.

http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/sheedy-wants-a-bigger-bench-46343

[tigersalive]

Wallace also said in Tuesdays with Terry that he now delegates the interchange changes to an assistant coach. Plough also said he knows he'll cop criticism for coming out with this as coach of the reigning wooden spooners.

Malthouse liked the idea and said Terry is a man of ideas who thinks about the game's best interests. Malthouse also said he'd go one step further and have 6-8 on the bench like in the NAB Cup.

There lies the problem.

Terry is an ideas man.  That's great when you have a list ready to rock.

But right now we need a coach, a plain and simple no stuff about coach.

Terry needs to simplify.