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Roy boys

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Does anyone seriously enjoy watching the modern game ? I know everyone talks about letting the game evolve but for how long ? Rules and interpretations have constantly changed through out the years, and change is required to keep the sport relevant and entertaining.
I don't pretend I have the answers but something drastically has to change otherwise the crowds will continue to dwindle.
 

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Because the other threads weren't enough - but yes this year has been woeful. Ive gone from watching 4-5 games a week to 1 max
 
Does anyone seriously enjoy watching the modern game ? I know everyone talks about letting the game evolve but for how long ? Rules and interpretations have constantly changed through out the years, and change is required to keep the sport relevant and entertaining.
I don't pretend I have the answers but something drastically has to change otherwise the crowds will continue to dwindle.

Yes I do - Richmond v Freo yesterday was a good game...but too many blow outs for sure.
 
I love footy. There's always been crap footy and there always will be. Maybe there's a little more crap footy than in the past but when its at its best its better than its ever been. There's no such thing as a perfect sport. FIFA isn't sitting around thinking of ways to stop teams like Chelsea park the bus and playing their boring, boring (albeit winning) style. Why is it that we're so self-conscious about our sport? At its best there's nothing in the world as good as it. But yes, there are crap games.

These threads are pissing me off.
 
I love footy. There's always been crap footy and there always will be. Maybe there's a little more crap footy than in the past but when its at its best its better than its ever been. There's no such thing as a perfect sport. FIFA isn't sitting around thinking of ways to stop teams like Chelsea park the bus and playing their boring, boring (albeit winning) style. Why is it that we're so self-conscious about our sport? At its best there's nothing in the world as good as it. But yes, there are crap games.

These threads are pissing me off.
I don't agree. There is maybe 3 or 4 games that stick in the mind this season. The style of the sport is crap. Multiple numbers around the footy and behind the footy isn't entertaining. Keepings off isn't entertaining. Multiple handballs in a 10 meter radius isn't entertaining. Something needs to give.
 
I think over adjudicating of the modern game is what's hampering it. Change the rules and you affect the style of play.

There was a discussion of this on Fox last night. Go back to 30-50 rotations a game, introduce fatigue, and let the game flow as it should. I think the constant desire of AFL House to speed the game up has ruined it.
 

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I don't agree. There is maybe 3 or 4 games that stick in the mind this season. The style of the sport is crap. Multiple numbers around the footy and behind the footy isn't entertaining. Keepings off isn't entertaining. Multiple handballs in a 10 meter radius isn't entertaining. Something needs to give.

There has been a lot more than 3-4 good games of footy this year. You must not like footy.
 
Getting a little bit tired of this thread popping up after basically every game now. There will be ugly games (GWS vs Geelong) there will be blowouts (Carlton vs Hawks) and there will be great games (Freo vs Rich) basically every week, you have no obligation to watch all 9. While I agree that congestion is probably a problem I'd still much rather a close congested contest than a team thumping another ala the Hawks or WC this week.
 

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