Crap 50m Penalties...

[catters05]

So Stupid how easily it is to give away a 50m Penalty, i think they will need to introduce a 25m one.

50m is to harsh for having a finger on someone.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

We have a 25 and a 15mtr penalty in the SANFL and works fine

But then again SANFL umpires use common sence

Personally 50mt penalties should be only for serious or reportable offences

 

[davey_magik]

Agree wholeheartedly.
25m should be the penalty. 50m is far too harsh.

 

[Papa Juggs]

AFL has rules. Usually you don't see the player getting a first and final warning before giving the 50m away on the next offence.

Even Hird was a mark creeper.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

Rules that need changing

They tamper with the rules that worked perfectly fine, stuff them up and ignore the ones that should be changed

Lunacy

 

[JUBJUB]

The one that one-foot Mattner got in the last qtr today was a joke.Slyvia barely touched him.

 

[NQTIGER]

Yeah thats smart lets give the idiots another interpertation.........and see them police it.......supporters would go ape

 

[Soul_Pie]

They changed it to 50 metres because of the severity of the incidents. Players were copping a whack after a mark, players were deliberately time wasting, etc. Nowadays you lay a finger on someone, or call an umpire a tosser (which may have an element of truth to it) and it's a 50 straight away. Change it back to the old 15 metre penalty, and keep the 50 metres for blatantly unfair tactics.

 

[Ragnarok14]

I reckon a shorter one for minor indescretions would be useful (like holding, of course teams that want to slow the game up and give themselves time to get behind the ball could then just give away 15 odd meters for the chance to setup a defence, not really what people want happening is it?) but insulting/trying to intimidate the umpire I think should remain at 50, they cop enough flak as it is from players.

 

[Rob]

Rules that need changing

They tamper with the rules that worked perfectly fine, stuff them up and ignore the ones that should be changed

Lunacy

The old rules didn't work perfectly fine, players were being held well after a mark was taken to prevent them from disposing of the ball. The AFL had to crack down on it.

Agree with the idea of a 25m penalty though, on some occasions it would be more appropriate where a player has infringed.

 

[Brock Machine]

Yeah thats smart lets give the idiots another interpertation.........and see them police it.......supporters would go ape

Correct.

Only change I would make is use technology to make sure the penalty is actually 50 meters.

 

[damochandler]

a stupid 50m penalty is calling someone a dog. go back to what it use to be. 15m penalties

 

[Illinois Nazi]

So Stupid how easily it is to give away a 50m Penalty

Players who don't do stupid things won't give any away then, will they? Problem solved!

 

[Bone71]

We have a 25 and a 15mtr penalty in the SANFL and works fine

But then again SANFL umpires use common sence

Personally 50mt penalties should be only for serious or reportable offences

Don't mind the 25m in the SANFL, however, in the AFL I think you would see the return of the 'professional 15m' (25m) if it was bought in. Given the time it takes to move 25m and set the mark (all done under time-on) sides would be happy to concede the distance anywhere in their own backline up to the centre of the ground.

 

[pharro]

a stupid 50m penalty is calling someone a dog. go back to what it use to be. 15m penalties

No way, in today's game a 15m penalty would actually penalise the team receiving the 15m. It stops the game as time on is blown, giving the opposition the opportunity to flood back with minimal field position lost.

 

[Ricketts]

The umps need 50m penalties to get the Collingwood ball of hype rolling.

 

[frantelle]

50m is too much

u get a 50m penalty at the scg its like over a third of the distance between the goals

 

[On the bench]

The one that one-foot Mattner got in the last qtr today was a joke.Slyvia barely touched him.

That was a shocking decision considering Mattner looked as though he was playing on,totally snuffed out any chance we had to cause an upset!

 

[Rob]

That was a shocking decision considering Mattner looked as though he was playing on,totally snuffed out any chance we had to cause an upset!

Didn't he kick it straight back to you?
Might have been a softass 50m penalty, but it didn't have much impact on the game.