Rohan J. Carringbush
Debutant
No. Footballers are “bloody stupid”. (And, according to The Age poll results, so are around 90% of fans).
When the bench was 2, they said “oh there’s too much strain, increase it to 3”. So they did.
When the bench was 3, they said “oh there’s too much strain, increase it to 4”. So they did.
Now let’s peer into Darren Jolly’s crystal ball: Let’s increase the bench to 6. Then 8. Then 10. What will be the result? Instead of being asked to do 10 gut runs per quarter, they’ll be asked to do 20. Then 30. And do them faster. For longer. Why, with 10 on the bench, 10 players can do a gut run, come off for a breather, then go back on, in a non-stop rotation.
We’ll have a thousand interchanges a game.
At which point the AFL (and a few observers) will recognise, “hang on, that’s crazy, let’s cut the bench back to 8.” And, in the crystal ball, the players’ response to such a suggestion? “Oh you’re killing us. Cutting the bench from 10 to 8, that is bloody stupid...”
Don’t they get it??? The number on the bench is pretty much irrelevant. The physical demands placed on players is a never ending spiral. Do these idiots really think more players is going to ease their load?
A thousand rotations, players bursting on for 60 seconds then off again, running like mad all over the ground, with all 36 players within a 50 metre radius of the ball, will not make the game a better spectacle, whatever Mick Malthouse might say.
The sub rule is genius. It just doesn’t go far enough. There should 3 subs and 1 interchange. I wouldn’t object to all 4 being subs, but there are times when a player needs a brief spell to ascertain the seriousness of a potential injury before being subbed off.
Instead of being on the conveyor belt rotation, take more of a rest up deep forward, unclog the game, and bring about the return of the footballer (as opposed to the “athlete”).
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...stupid-two-and-two-system-20120223-1tqqd.html
When the bench was 2, they said “oh there’s too much strain, increase it to 3”. So they did.
When the bench was 3, they said “oh there’s too much strain, increase it to 4”. So they did.
Now let’s peer into Darren Jolly’s crystal ball: Let’s increase the bench to 6. Then 8. Then 10. What will be the result? Instead of being asked to do 10 gut runs per quarter, they’ll be asked to do 20. Then 30. And do them faster. For longer. Why, with 10 on the bench, 10 players can do a gut run, come off for a breather, then go back on, in a non-stop rotation.
We’ll have a thousand interchanges a game.
At which point the AFL (and a few observers) will recognise, “hang on, that’s crazy, let’s cut the bench back to 8.” And, in the crystal ball, the players’ response to such a suggestion? “Oh you’re killing us. Cutting the bench from 10 to 8, that is bloody stupid...”
Don’t they get it??? The number on the bench is pretty much irrelevant. The physical demands placed on players is a never ending spiral. Do these idiots really think more players is going to ease their load?
A thousand rotations, players bursting on for 60 seconds then off again, running like mad all over the ground, with all 36 players within a 50 metre radius of the ball, will not make the game a better spectacle, whatever Mick Malthouse might say.
The sub rule is genius. It just doesn’t go far enough. There should 3 subs and 1 interchange. I wouldn’t object to all 4 being subs, but there are times when a player needs a brief spell to ascertain the seriousness of a potential injury before being subbed off.
Instead of being on the conveyor belt rotation, take more of a rest up deep forward, unclog the game, and bring about the return of the footballer (as opposed to the “athlete”).
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...stupid-two-and-two-system-20120223-1tqqd.html
