With that said, the Hawthorn list is old. Injuries to Poppy/Rioli will test depth. They’ve jumped out of the gates by being better organised than their opposition in a very even year, it will be interesting to see how they run out the full 22 rounds.
In Clarko press conference after the game he said what should have been said for years ago. AFL is causing all the congestion and game problems by allowing players to not dispose of the ball correctly.
He’s spot on, pay the free for incorrect disposal and the game would flow way more.
It would be an interesting pre-season trial.
I think you’d have to give ball carriers a lot more leeway with holding on to the ball in a tackle, if you’re going to be red hot on incorrect disposal, though.
You’re basically saying we want you to kick it, handball it, or hold onto it.
I’m not sure if that would make it a better game, but it’s worth a look.
Agree, but if you do that then I don’t think you can also penalise a player for holding onto it.
Which is where it gets a bit tricky.
The thing I want to get rid of straight away is contact below the knees paid against a player who has the ball.
That’s completely against the spirit of the game.
It’s a simple rule. Play on if no prior opportunity, but they really need to be on top of the prior opportunity aspect of it. Came out in the tackle is fine if there was no prior opportunity
Clarko may be a very good coachbased on the list he was given , or a great coach, based on his results.
BUT
He should never never be allowed to pick up a guitar, and most of all never ever be allowed to try to “SING”