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Football => View from the Outer => Topic started by: one-eyed on October 02, 2025, 10:26:10 PM
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Greg Swann’s first moves as the AFL’s head of football have landed, with two key areas of the game scrapped ahead of the 2026 season.
Both the iconic centre bounce and the substitute rule will no longer feature in AFL games, with the AFL Commission approving the changes following consultation with clubs, umpires, players and the AFLPA.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/10/01/afl-2025-afl-rule-changes-centre-bounce-sub-rule
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The removal of the bounce, just piece of the fabric of the game torn away by HQ
Greg Swan proving he's out of touch with what fans want... he's a perfect fit for HQ
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The removal of the bounce, just piece of the fabric of the game torn away by HQ
Greg Swan proving he's out of touch with what fans want... he's a perfect fit for HQ
Disagree. Don't think fans care, think most of us don't like seeing our ruckman at a disadvantage due to a shoddy bounce that doesn't get recalled.
This move doesn't do anything but ensure every ball up is 100% fair.
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The removal of the bounce, just piece of the fabric of the game torn away by HQ
Greg Swan proving he's out of touch with what fans want... he's a perfect fit for HQ
Greg Swann (let’s spell his name correctly if taking a pot shot), is a champion bloke and a genuine fan of the game
Saying he’s out of touch is the biggest load of BS I’ve ever read on this forum
WP - you are from the West and should know better ..
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https://youtu.be/czyPavaUmG4?si=7VsgOJll0sjYGbo6
This Greg Swann
Out of touch with the fans
Legend
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The removal of the bounce, just piece of the fabric of the game torn away by HQ
Greg Swan proving he's out of touch with what fans want... he's a perfect fit for HQ
Greg Swann (let’s spell his name correctly if taking a pot shot), is a champion bloke and a genuine fan of the game
Saying he’s out of touch is the biggest load of BS I’ve ever read on this forum
WP - you are from the West and should know better ..
Auto correct is a bummer
Anyways ...
He is out of touch.
He said he wants to shorten games. 2 easy rule changes will would shorten games
Flick the embarrassing stand rule and the equally pointless ruck nomination rule. Time saved right there
But no, in Greg's world getting rid of the bounce is going to make the games shorter. He is also a fan of the last touch rule.
I suppose at least he's got giving the sub rule the flick right
There are things so unique to our game and piece by piece HQ are removing them.
Damo, you are consistently bemoaning the how so much of the physicality of the game has been taken away. You say it alot "the game's stuffed".
This is just another example of the game as we know and love being changed not for the actual betterment of the game but because the AFL desperately want to be seen as doing something