Geelong and Sydney don't back off the mark 1 inch. In fact both teams aggressively man the mark, ready to charge as soon a play on is called.It's just a boneheaded tactic.
The game is built on pressure. Pressure and the teams that apply the most pressure, win. This goes against that.
It's so dumb it's beyond words.
Its creates the right mental attitude to the game, accountability, rather the backing off, guarding nothing but space.
In my view it absolutely killed us last year and all the stats backed it up, most coast to coast goals etc...