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Gonna copy something I posted elsewhere because CBF coming up with a new, original thought:
Whilst I disagree with the suspensions, I feel like the 'game is ruined, becoming non-contact etc' is being overblown a bit.
There have been (from a rough count) 18 suspensions for tackles this year. In isolation, yep, it's a lot.
Then you consider that there have been 18,508 tackles laid this year, meaning that even with these super-stringent new rules from the AFL, only one in every ~1,000 tackles are resulting in suspensions. There are still obviously many, many ways to approach tackling without landing in hot water.
So yeah, while the suspensions are certainly rough (and at times, definitely incorrectly adjudicated), the whole 'destroying fabric of the game' argument is a bit premature, IMO.
The game has been completely ruined.
I mean, I only watch 8 out of 9 games a weekend now, and consume content only 5-6 hours per day during the week.
It's become unwatchable!