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Football => View from the Outer => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 17, 2022, 05:34:41 PM
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AFL “LOOKING VERY CLOSELY” AT BOLD RULE CHANGE
By Alex Zaia
SEN
17 June 2022
Could we see the last touch rule introduced in the AFL?
AFL GM of Football Brad Scott has revealed the league is “looking very closely” at what the SANFL is doing regarding the last touch out of bounds rule.
The SANFL introduced the last possession out of bounds rule in 2016.
The rule allows umpires to award a free kick against the last player to touch the ball before it crosses the boundary line.
“It seems fairly universal that it’s been a positive change,” Scott told 7 News.
“It’s fair to say the AFL are looking very closely at what the SANFL are doing with last disposal.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/06/16/afl-looking-very-closely-at-bold-rule-change/
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Here we stuffing go again
Good more changes less crowd. Keep going idiots.
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Stuff off.
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The AFL we'll give you something to appease you the fans but then we have to come up with something that will pee you off
They gove back paper tickets/ barcoded membership cards for 2023
But may introduce another rule that will further stuff the game
Well done :clapping
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AFL GM Brad Scott was recently in Adelaide to catch up with the SANFL bosses and club leaders.
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Another discussion point was the last touch rule.
Introduced in the SANFL in 2017, it had an immediate impact. Stoppages decreased and there was an instant spike in scoring.
It seems the AFL is interested and we may see it in the big league as early as 2023. For reference, the law of the rule is it’s a turnover from the last clean disposal, so boundary throw ins still exist off general play.
The other discussion topic was the SANFL’S use of the 25-metre penalty.
The great Kevin Sheedy said earlier this year that 50-metre penalties were killing the game and this rule could be the answer.
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the SANFL who doesn’t support this rule and recommend it.
It means a team can cop a 25m even at the centre square and it doesn’t translate into an expected score, while it also eases pressure on the umpires.
From a fan's point of view, watching your team give up 25 metres is annoying, versus a 50-metre penalty, which is infuriating. Unfortunately, the umpires are the outlet for this anger and while it’s only minor, less heat coming over the fence could help with participation rates for officials coming through.
It would be a big call to half the 50-metre penalty in the AFL but in doing so, it might make fans tolerate some tough decisions from the umps… except the protected zone.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/06/22/brad-scotts-catch-up-with-sanfl-bosses-expected-to-result-in-change/
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We are already getting about 25m penalties anyway