HOW DANGEROUS??

[Ossie]

If there is no nomination then blocking will occur. By nominating, the opposition can't block the person contesting the ruck.

Then they pay a free for the block. It sounds silly asking who is going up, like a schoolyard.

 

[Baloo]

Then they pay a free for the block. It sounds silly asking who is going up, like a schoolyard.

You'd have to pay a free kick for every block around a bounce because whoever gets blocked will claim they were going up for the ruck.

 

[casper68]

I want to know why Robbo is against rule changes all of a sudden.

 

[Ossie]

You'd have to pay a free kick for every block around a bounce because whoever gets blocked will claim they were going up for the ruck.

I reckon like most things, pay a few frees and the players will soon get the message.

 

[zippadeee]

I want to know why Robbo is against rule changes all of a sudden.

He might be scared if they run out of rule changes, the next thing they might do is make the hot dogs smaller.

 

[zippadeee]

Hocking and Gilligan will ruin the game.
After years of record memberships and record Attendances, they're dead broke.
We might see the Brad Scott shaking tins on punt rd.
SOS. Save our Shiitt

 

[scottyturnerscurse]

I want to know why Robbo is against rule changes all of a sudden.

Hasn’t he always been?

 

[CarnTheTiges]

They keep changing the rules to fix perceived problems and then wind up having to make more changes to fix what their original unnecessary changes caused.

 

[AngryAnt]

They keep changing the rules to fix perceived problems and then wind up having to make more changes to fix what their original unnecessary changes caused.

It's the circle of life.

For Steve Hocking

 

[casper68]

Hasn’t he always been?

Robbo and Whately led the charge for the last lot of rule changes.

 

[scottyturnerscurse]

Robbo and Whately led the charge for the last lot of rule changes.

Whateley for sure but can’t remember Robbo. But will take your word for it.

 

[CarnTheTiges]

Robbo and Whately led the charge for the last lot of rule changes.

Whateley definitely did. Robby has disagreed with some of Beaker’s proposed changes in the past. He’s a traditionalist in a lot of ways.

 

[deedee]

Why does it take the boundary umpire 10 minutes to get around to throwing it back in, makes the game about 40 minutes longer than it should be.

 

[zippadeee]

Why does it take the boundary umpire 10 minutes to get around to throwing it back in, makes the game about 40 minutes longer than it should be.

Do u want them spread all around the boundary line?
So as soon as it goes out, they can toss it straight back in?
I reckon Hocking will introduce Turn buckles and ropes along the boundary line.
To keep all the players in the field of play at all times.

 

[AngryAnt]

That went a lot better than I thought!

I've added some thoughts in your post above.



@Baloo has nailed the nomination. Only the two ruckman can make contact with each other until the hit-out is contested or it is a free.

If you had a ball-up in our forward 50 you could have Lynch, Riewoldt, Nankervis and Soldo all around the ball. If you didn't nominate any of them could jump for the ball and if anyone had touched them it would be a free.

I thought the nomination was ridiculous as well but without it there would be chaos.

So remove the rule that no one can touch a ruckman. Just let them compete for the tap, third man up, who cares.

 

[Ossie]

That went a lot better than I thought!

I've added some thoughts in your post above.



@Baloo has nailed the nomination. Only the two ruckman can make contact with each other until the hit-out is contested or it is a free.

If you had a ball-up in our forward 50 you could have Lynch, Riewoldt, Nankervis and Soldo all around the ball. If you didn't nominate any of them could jump for the ball and if anyone had touched them it would be a free.

I thought the nomination was ridiculous as well but without it there would be chaos.

As for the balls, I don't think they have to use a certain ball but I know they can't take a ball out of the bag until the umpire has signalled which is usually why they get stopped.

I think you are over complicating it, but appreciate the other point of view.

I've never been quite sure of how the balls out of the bag process works. I know it happened to us in Round 1, I just find it frustrating and over policing,

 

[craig]

Also appears that the push is on now for a night grand final.
The AFL using this virus as a mask to implement the changes that they want going forward is infuriating.

Just as I said from the outset.

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

Just as I said from the outset.

Indeed. The simplest solution is surely to just play it on Sunday. But no, AFL has to crowd out a Saturday that was never theirs.

Imagine, instead, if the Grand Final was played on the Sunday after Derby Day. What a great long weekend that would be, with Monday as a celebration day and Cup Day to follow.

 

[AngryAnt]

Depends if you still want to see the big blokes in the game I suppose.

Really? They survived about 100 years before that rule came in.

 

[AngryAnt]

Problem is you now have (well did anyway) a whole heap of coaches who have plenty of time and technology to analyse everything.

So firstly you had Hawthorn who had solid citizen ruckman that were outpointed around the ground by most opponents. To nullify that advantage players like Lewis and Hodge went third man up constantly and killed the contest.

It was escalating to the point where a ruckman would fast become a position that would be wiped out because the ruck contest was nothing more than two tall blokes being used as a marking bag for midfielders to get the hit out on.

And who does Hodge hit it to? Hawthorn are now down a mid round the stoppage so if he can get it to a team mate, good luck to him.

As further counter evidence I offer premiership ruck, S Grigg.

There is no rule or formula that protects a position or type of player.