I may be biased due to us winning 3 cups in 4 years, but really, what is "wrong with the game"? Serious question.
So many commentators have praised Richmond's game style and talk about how good to watch we are.
I understand that few teams play like us (a couple have or are trying), but really, what is wrong with the game?
Is the game too slow? (Not from my perspective)
Are there more stoppages than ever?
Is scoring worse than ever or trending down?
Are higher scores the goal?
What are they trying to achieve?
The game has changed, but I think this is a more than fair question.
We can go a long way back too.
In the 1930s they had a last touch out of bounds rule for a while and there were complaints that the scoring was too high.
For a few decades the throw was allowed in the VFA, along with their 16 a side.
Watch the 1972 Grand Final (yeah, it does hurt) but 50 goals in a game does become a bit ridiculous.
I was watching the 2020 Grand Final the other day and was wondering what the fuss is about, the game flowed. Probably more stoppages than years ago, although it is hard to tell as the stoppages many years ago were dealt with very quickly so you barely notice it.
I have one question for all the idiots who keep insisting on changing the rules: what do you want the game to look like? There seems to be no answer to this - and without an answer as to what they hope to achieve, they end up flailing around making lots of changes which lead nowhere.
DS