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Rule change idea

Do you think the rule change mentioned below would be a good idea or not

  • Go for it

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • Worth a trial

    Votes: 2 11.8%

  • Leave things as they are

    Votes: 11 64.7%

  • Couldn't care less

    Votes: 3 17.6%
  • Total voters
    17
Rosy

Rosy

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Mar 27, 2003
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Gerard Healy has mooted a rule change while discussing Dale Thomas' goal being disallowed due to the ball being out of bounds.

Basically his idea is that the foot on the line or completely over the line (depending on which way they decide to make the rule) is how they should judge out of bounds, not by the position of the ball as it is now.

The theory is that when the ball is waist high it's almost impossible to align it and judge if it's part over or completely over the line and there's too much room for error. The game is also getting too fast for 2 boundary umpires to keep up and it's almost impossible for a goal umpire to adjudicate a ball on the line 30 or more metres away.

I'm usually not in favour of rule changes but I think this has merit and could be tested in the pre-season comp.
 
No, its one of the actions that gets a crowd applauding, keeping the ball in play while stepping over the lines. Its distinctly AFL lets keep it.
 
Bill James said:
No, its one of the actions that gets a crowd applauding, keeping the ball in play while stepping over the lines. Its distinctly AFL lets keep it.
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i agree, although its a plausible change it makes it too rugby-ish.
 
I agree too but the game has sped up so much the boundary umpires can't keep up and mistakes can be so costly...that one could have cost Thomas a chance at a car and it would be terrible for a GF to be decided by an umpire being too far away from play to make an accurate decision. Wouldn't change rules normally but once some are changed others might need to follow to compensate.
I dunno and don't really care, just saw it discussed on telly and wondered what others thought.
 
I wouldn't change the rule, but I can see merit in having 4 boundary umpires. Those guys have to cover so much ground in a game, more than the field umpires do.
 
Jools said:
I wouldn't change the rule, but I can see merit in having 4 boundary umpires. Those guys have to cover so much ground in a game, more than the field umpires do.
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I'm with you here Jewels. The game is so fast now, 4 boundary umpies would be good. Dunno how they manage to keep up as well as they do, to be honest. Don't think I hear too many crits. of those umpies.
 
Jools said:
I wouldn't change the rule, but I can see merit in having 4 boundary umpires. Those guys have to cover so much ground in a game, more than the field umpires do.
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Agree
 
No matter what the rule umpires are going to occassionally get it wrong. For the number of times this has been an issue this season, compared to the number of bad field umpiring decisions, in relation for example to the in-the-back rule, is it worth worrying about?
 
rosy23 said:
it would be terrible for a GF to be decided by an umpire being too far away from play to make an accurate decision
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Would love to see a replay of the Harmes incident this year with Collingwood on the receiving end again. :)
 
Bill James said:
No, its one of the actions that gets a crowd applauding, keeping the ball in play while stepping over the lines. Its distinctly AFL lets keep it.
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Agree Bill. Anyway, changing it would make it even harder to police.
 
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