This.
Absolutely ridiculous and a recipe for inconsistency.
Enforce the rules in every situation and always or change the rules - simples.
DS
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Steve Hocking
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This.
Absolutely ridiculous and a recipe for inconsistency.
Enforce the rules in every situation and always or change the rules - simples.
DS
I agree with your premise but unfortunately you have underestimated stride length. For instance:
When exercise physiologist Jack Daniels analyzed runners' stride lengths at the 1984 Olympics, he found that for men, the average stride was 74 inches for distance runners and 93 inches for sprinters.
And that was almost 40 years ago. 74 inches is 1.9 meters - 93 inches is 2.3 meters. So, at pace we are looking at 2 - 2.2 meters per stride for modern AFL players. i.e 7 or 8 strides.
It always amuses me when a player has a free kick payed for running too far and the nuff-nuff commentators (yes Dermie, I'm looking at you) count the steps thinking each one is a meter.
Yeh, I was conservative but you need to allow that they are carrying a ball, scanning the oval, need to be ready to change direction and preparing to kick so not necessarily maximising stride length like in a running race. But no doubt the meter per stride assumption of many commentators is horribly wrong.
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I doubt Prestia has that sort of stride length
maybe he gets 25 steps
The old metre per stride was usually accepted as a walking stride not running, When running the stride opens up and lengthens, generally only shortens for a stride or two if trying to balance pre kick, change of direction or slowing to assess possible play options..
The Swans beat Collingwood in a final at ANZ in 2012. Lewis Jetta took possession just behind centre and ran with the ball to his attacking goal square for a goal. He bounced the ball three times. Three. Even Bruce picked it up - "he's run 100 metres and had three bounces".
15 or 16 steps between 1st and second bounce. At full pace. Probably 25m-30m. All good because it was exciting.
he bounced just before he entered the 50, say 55 out. he kicked from 10 out. bounced once. whilst running 45 metres.
probably suggests at least it is not unique to kick ins that umpires choose to ignore the rules. (or pick and choose when they apply them.)
Yeah like when Josh Kennedy took that mark after a 12 metre kick then kicked the winning goal against us this year. And then Garry Lyon said:
"It didn't travel 15 metres, but that's okay."
So a team loses a game off the back of an incorrect decision yet it's all good hey Garry?
*smile*.
Guys, come on. It's hard to tell how far 15 metres is. It's not an exact measurement, it's relative: if the ball was kicked to a forward, 15 metres can be 9 metres. If it's kicked from backman to backman, it can be 20 metres. If a player is running with the ball, 15 metres can be 25 metres.
Things are hard. Judging distance. Bouncing the ball while running. Holding the ball in the palm of one hand and punching it with the other fist. Better to make things easier all round. People don't care about the execution of basic skills, they just want to see the ball moving. Don't worry about that throw. They want to see goals, so pay that 9-metre mark. They want end-to-end, so let that backman wander from the goal square to the 50 when kicking in.
They know what We want.
Things are hard. Judging distance. Bouncing the ball while running. Holding the ball in the palm of one hand and punching it with the other fist. Better to make things easier all round. People don't care about the execution of basic skills, they just want to see the ball moving. Don't worry about that throw. They want to see goals, so pay that 9-metre mark. They want end-to-end, so let that backman wander from the goal square to the 50 when kicking in.
They know what We want.
Oddly, despite their stated preference for more goals, the AFL is reluctant to penalise backmen who shepherd forwards from contesting marks when the ball is far more than five metres away to allow greats such as Tom Stewart to showcase their awesome uncontested intercept marking.
But that's what people want to see.
But that's what people want to see.
Is it just me or do the umps seem to call play on not 15 mostly against us
I've noticed it alot, but watching other games they tend to not call it.
Who remembers this Hocking abomination?
www.abc.net.au
While fans enjoy historic AFL round, league goes ahead with controversial trial of new rules
While the majority of AFL fans were revelling in an extraordinary weekend of tight finishes and engrossing contests, the league trialled new rules designed to ease congestion and increase scoring.
www.abc.net.au
Or if our bloke with the mark dares look sideways, or takes more than 3 seconds.
Maybe reviews on everything.
Kick review, handball review, bounce review, point review.
Farrkkk me. What was this absolute tool bag thinking.Who remembers this Hocking abomination?
While fans enjoy historic AFL round, league goes ahead with controversial trial of new rules
While the majority of AFL fans were revelling in an extraordinary weekend of tight finishes and engrossing contests, the league trialled new rules designed to ease congestion and increase scoring.
Males over 180cm average about 2 mt + per stride when running near full pace.
Usain Bolt took 41 steps to complete his 100 mt sprint, this would have included 10 shorter steps as he started so some of his steps must have been near three mt.
Usain Bolt took 41 steps to complete his 100 mt sprint, this would have included 10 shorter steps as he started so some of his steps must have been near three mt.
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