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- Mar 3, 2022
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AFL has to be close to the only code without a challenge system.
An extra umpire hasn't fixed umpiring standards (some might say the opposite).
Dissent/abuse has come back into the comp in the last couple of weeks. Agree it has no place in the game but like any people who feel they have no voice, a challenge system might help to alleviate that.
Seeing in NRL when a player starts to have a crack at the ref he will simply remind them they are free to challenge and the whinging usually stops there.
Players need to be better but on the other hand there is nothing worse than seeing an umpiring error made and then as a result of the error, the player becomes frustrated. Whilst there needs to be an acknowledgement that umpires are essential, players careers are also on the line.
1 challenge per qtr and then the last 5 mins of the game everything is reviewed (and play brought back if issue found).
It might slow the game down a bit but I would just shorten the qtrs to compensate. I'd rather see 15 min qtrs (that extend to 22-23 mins) with a higher degree of accuracy than 30+ minutes that can be decided based on how the umpire sees it (and may be wrong).
An extra umpire hasn't fixed umpiring standards (some might say the opposite).
Dissent/abuse has come back into the comp in the last couple of weeks. Agree it has no place in the game but like any people who feel they have no voice, a challenge system might help to alleviate that.
Seeing in NRL when a player starts to have a crack at the ref he will simply remind them they are free to challenge and the whinging usually stops there.
Players need to be better but on the other hand there is nothing worse than seeing an umpiring error made and then as a result of the error, the player becomes frustrated. Whilst there needs to be an acknowledgement that umpires are essential, players careers are also on the line.
1 challenge per qtr and then the last 5 mins of the game everything is reviewed (and play brought back if issue found).
It might slow the game down a bit but I would just shorten the qtrs to compensate. I'd rather see 15 min qtrs (that extend to 22-23 mins) with a higher degree of accuracy than 30+ minutes that can be decided based on how the umpire sees it (and may be wrong).