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Brad Scott

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Instead of teams moulding their game plan around pressure and fast ball movement, we have an environment where it's benificial to fold back and park the bus!

Just a coincidence that two teams playing next Saturday got there through pressure and fast ball movement? Or maybe it still works?
 
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tigerman

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Scott is going to make a tweak to the standing on the mark rule.

Players will be required to kneel on the mark, so instead of looking like statues, they'll look like garden gnomes.
 
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Interesting situations next season to see what Pepper does when Salty's players go under MRP scrutiny......if that....
 
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LeeToRainesToRoach

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For those interested in the Scott appointment just read a piece by McLure and Wilson published in the Age on Friday afternoon 16/9, which confirms that Scott is taking over responsibility for umpiring, match review etc as above.
Crazy decision.

"Scott will become the general manager of football, encompassing list management, umpires, the match review system and the rules."

Josh Mahoney turned it down as the job he was interviewed for wasn't what was advertised. Were there two different jobs going, one for the AFL's preferred candidates and another less attractive role for outsiders?
 
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"Scott will become the general manager of football, encompassing list management, umpires, the match review system and the rules."

Josh Mahoney turned it down as the job he was interviewed for wasn't what was advertised. Were there two different jobs going, one for the AFL's preferred candidates and another less attractive role for outsiders?
It seems highly likely that there were two different jobs floated.
There has been quite a bit of uncertainty as to how the responsibilities would be divided between the incumbent, lawyer Dillon, and the person named to replace him. The matter was cleared up in the McLure Wilson article but some will have sensed how it would turn out once Scott's name was announced.
This again highlights what a shmoozer Gill is.

The most important areas now handed to Scott are in a mess largely because Gil doesn't want the umpires and the match review officer, and the person responsible fpr administering free agency, to carry out their responsibilities independently. These are decisions which should be made independently by people skilled in those areas and without the intrusion of bias, seeming or actual.
Putting Scott in charge will ensure that cannot occur.
 
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momentai

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Just picturing the response on here if they employed someone with a career in umpiring. :LOL:
Rarely do I disagree.
They have an umpires coach and I believe a Director of umpiring, both of whom are experienced former umpires, who have been elevated following their retirements after successful careers. They can read and they can communicate. They should be permitted to get on with the job without interference.