Hocking and Gil want the same thing as any other middle-to-upper management goon in any company wants. They want to leave their own stamp/brand/legacy. No one remembers the bloke who came in, kept the wheel turning for a few years, then gave the keys to the next bloke.
Strip back all the supposed justifications, and it’s change for change’s sake.
That’s what I thought too. Unless my mail is wrong it was apparently discussed at a rules committee meeting today and the rule could get a massive overhaul
I wouldn’t mind them getting rid of the “chopping the arms” rubbish. Once upon a time, one of the things that separated the best marking forwards from the rest was the strength to hang onto the ball whilst defenders smashed their arms. Now you can have spaghetti arms like Gunston and it’s ok, because no one is allowed to test your strength anymore.