The Stand rule [merged]

[one-eyed]

"I've honestly had enough of the DUMBEST rule that the AFL has ever brought in." 🌋

🗣️ @kanecornes on the stand rule

https://x.com/7AFL/status/1939988648511848785


100% agreeing with Cornes 

[WilliamPowell]

"I've honestly had enough of the DUMBEST rule that the AFL has ever brought in." 🌋

🗣️ @kanecornes on the stand rule

https://x.com/7AFL/status/1939988648511848785


100% agreeing with Cornes 

x 2

[Francois Jackson]

X3

Scoring in 2017 was higher than any other year since.

Thats some funny poo. No wonder the game is worse than it has ever been.

[Tiger Khosh]

While you’re at it get rid of the 6-6-6 rule and whatever the rule is called that allows players to run 30-40m without oppo pressure from goal kicks and whatever other stupid rules they brought in btw 2017-2020.

[Andyy]

Insufficient attempt to keep ball in play

No frees for players deliberately drawing high contact

Heck we could just about fix this stuffing game

[WilliamPowell]

Stand rule has to be the first to go

Then the ruck nomination rule. If the rule is only 1 player form each team can contest a ruck contest then it's pretty simple. A 2nd player goes up it's a free. Don't need anyone nominating

The AFL the last decade have been so reactionary to incidents and from there made rule changes. Perfect example contact below the knees. One bloke suffers a broken leg and the AFL panics and creates a rule. Then  within weeks players are exploiting the rule to get frees.

It's a shambles

[Nihilstic Tiger]

Then the ruck nomination rule. If the rule is only 1 player form each team can contest a ruck contest then it's pretty simple. A 2nd player goes up it's a free. Don't need anyone nominating

What if a second player goes up from both sides? Who gets the free? Just go back to allowing 3rd man up - like most of these rules that get changed there was nothing wrong with it in the first place. 

[Tigeritis™©®]

Then the ruck nomination rule. If the rule is only 1 player form each team can contest a ruck contest then it's pretty simple. A 2nd player goes up it's a free. Don't need anyone nominating

What if a second player goes up from both sides? Who gets the free? Just go back to allowing 3rd man up - like most of these rules that get changed there was nothing wrong with it in the first place. 

Also get rid of the prior opportunity rule and immediately improve the game.
less grey and the umpire can pay the black and white frees without trying to calculate multiple factors when someone gets tackled.
the game worked ok for over 100 years without these stupid rules that ruin the game and create more problems.

[one-eyed]

Meanwhile, a changed interpretation of the maligned ‘stand’ rule is set to cause headaches this year.

Players must now stand if they are in the protected area — within five metres — when a mark or free kick occurs; a change made to prevent exploitation of the rule by drifting backwards off the mark to aid team defence.

Clubs are getting their first tastes of how umpires are going to clamp down on “any movement” once the umpire calls to stand the mark.

King took to X to explain why fans already against the ‘stand’ rule are in for more pain.

“If you hated the ‘Stand’ rule last year .... you’re going to be beside yourself in ‘26,” he wrote while observing Carlton training on Friday.

“Stand” means “stand”, any movement and the umpires are hot, hot, hot on the 50mt penalty.”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2026-nick-daicos-leg-injury-scare-at-training-darcy-moore-collingwood-magpies-billy-wilson-carlton-blues-preseason-track-watch/news-story/fddba29856d2a431e3d72fe71822338f

[WilliamPowell]

The "new" stand rule is going to create massive issues

Scenario: 3 blokes in a tackling contest. 2 from say Richmond, 1 from say N0rt. Umpires plucks out a free to N0rt. Which Richmond player has to stand? How much time for the other player to get out of the protective area? What happens if both players go to leave the protective area becuase the ump has nominated either player to stand? Is that 50 metres? What happens if both stand? Rules says they both can't stand the mark. Is that 50

A stupid and pathetic rule made even more ridiculous by HQ. Had high hopes we'd get parts of our game back when Swann was appointed but nope, his goal appears to be to ruin it even more. Straight out of the SHocking playbook

[JP Tiger]

As Charlie Brown once said, "Oh, good grief!"

Now the dumbest rule in football gets an extension!  Not only is it a territory gobbling machine, with the new extension it becomes a loose man generator! 

So, what's the go now once a 50mtr penalty has been awarded when the second man in the 5mtr zone moves - does he have to stay in the 5mtr zone & continue to 'stand' with the original man on the mark, or can he move away (& man up)? 

Not so much of a 5mtr exclusion rule ... more of a Bermuda Triangle, dragging footballers down to their death ...     

[Simonator]

Is there clarification on if only 1 player has to stand, or is it all players in the protected zone ?

Does the umpire just pick a player and yell their name to stand ?

I suppose players normally sort it out with each other who is to stand the mark depending on where the ball is on the ground etc.

Geez it’s sad to see the game slowly brought to its knees.
Won’t be long until there’s zones and players have to stay in either the fwd line, midfield or backline