As expected they do a survey and don't ask any questions about fixturing or the rules - just if they sent good emails, have a good twitter channel and are there enough food options at the MCG.
They had one box for open comments at least which they won't read. This was my feedback there. Doubt it gets to anyone who matters.
Survey fans - AFL members and club members fairly and transparently about what satisfied / disatisfies them with the game. As expected this survey has nothing about rule changes or fixturing because you probably don't want to hear the answers.
You are tone deaf and lack any effective communication with the majority of people who care about the game because you don't listen or ask and just tell. My main gripes:
1. Thursday night fixturing is clearly for a TV audience - I hate it as an AFL member. We had 2 years of not being able to go to the footy and then you schedule games at extremely unfriendly family and work times - the fan is completely taken for granted.
2. The umpire dissent rule is a classic example of overreach where you changed the interpretation on the quiet a few weeks after it was obvious that 50m for looking annoyed / frustrated is just ridiculous. Screaming and yelling at an umpire or threatening them is fair enough for a 50m - what you did was just stupid.
3. The stand rule has wrecked the fabric of the game - we already had a rule where you aren't allowed to go over where the mark is - just adjudicate that one closely. Now we have players running away from the mark so they aren't stuck to the spot. It's just ridiculous - admit you were wrong (if you can) and fix it.
Finally : These are my gripes - but actually go out and survey people to see what they think - maybe I'm in the minority - but i doubt it.
They had one box for open comments at least which they won't read. This was my feedback there. Doubt it gets to anyone who matters.
Survey fans - AFL members and club members fairly and transparently about what satisfied / disatisfies them with the game. As expected this survey has nothing about rule changes or fixturing because you probably don't want to hear the answers.
You are tone deaf and lack any effective communication with the majority of people who care about the game because you don't listen or ask and just tell. My main gripes:
1. Thursday night fixturing is clearly for a TV audience - I hate it as an AFL member. We had 2 years of not being able to go to the footy and then you schedule games at extremely unfriendly family and work times - the fan is completely taken for granted.
2. The umpire dissent rule is a classic example of overreach where you changed the interpretation on the quiet a few weeks after it was obvious that 50m for looking annoyed / frustrated is just ridiculous. Screaming and yelling at an umpire or threatening them is fair enough for a 50m - what you did was just stupid.
3. The stand rule has wrecked the fabric of the game - we already had a rule where you aren't allowed to go over where the mark is - just adjudicate that one closely. Now we have players running away from the mark so they aren't stuck to the spot. It's just ridiculous - admit you were wrong (if you can) and fix it.
Finally : These are my gripes - but actually go out and survey people to see what they think - maybe I'm in the minority - but i doubt it.
