Minor things that annoy you about the game

[Pistol Night]

The unbelievable shitness of afl.com

One of the worst websites I've ever seen for such a large user base

It's pretty obvious that Gill McLachlan, Steve Hocking and all the campaigners in the AFL never ever bother to use it. I guarantee you, if they did use it like any of us do on an average weekend, they would immediately recognise how awful it is and give those responsible a swift kick up the arse.

But they couldn't care less

The AFL is all about extracting as much money as they can from all their revenue streams
It's the only thing they care about. No time to concern themselves with any of the things we care about.

Amen, it’s the biggest pile of shit I’ve ever seen.

 

[PhatBoy]

When a player gets stripped of the ball (almost enough prior to be holding the ball) and then the tackling player gets penalised for holding on a milisecond too long. Like tf did he get rid of it umpire

This. Or a player gets a touch and fumbles it and gets a free for being tackled without the ball

 

[PhatBoy]

Players that continue to go around the corner and snap for goal when they have a set shot.

Half the time their bloody directly in front and it’s a basic drop punt set shot. Take the dam shot and learn the basic skill of a drop punt without having to run around the corner!

Especially as a forward in the top league for our sport in the country, if you can’t execute the basic skill of a drop punt goal, you shouldn’t be playing in this league.

Fair enough if you are on the boundary but anything within a 45 degree angle should be a regulation set shot.

I don’t mind the theory behind it. Hitting the ball with a horizontal boot gives you greater margin for error

 

[Quivorir]

I don't get the hate for the snap from anywhere. If it goes through for goal who cares? Why wouldn't you want the players taking the shot in the position they're most comfortable with?

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

Players not being able to hear the umpires call.

A common example would be when an umpire calls a kick "touched off the boot", a player then catches the ball and stops like it's a mark. The player then gets tackled, acts confused and the umpire gives him the benefit of the doubt and balls it up.

Umpires already wear microphones, would it be that hard to wear some sort of speaker as well?

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[Billy ray]

I hate the push in back rule. If a player is about to kick and gets pushed fair enough. But when the ball is on the ground and a player lands on another player’s back, play on.

If they do it intentionally or dangerously then that can be a fine or suspension after the game. But in most cases meh play on

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

I don't get the hate for the snap from anywhere. If it goes through for goal who cares? Why wouldn't you want the players taking the shot in the position they're most comfortable with?

My view is that the drop punt is a fundamental skill in our game. Whether that’s when kicking for goal or passing too a team mate during play.

I think we can already see the basic skill level of some players seems to be lacking and they miss many easy targets in general play. Seeing them snap around the corner from directly in front demonstrates in my view that they don’t trust their drop punt. That then extends to general game play.

If they instead spent time practicing their goal kicking and drop punt to a point they trust their ability, we will See an improvement in their overall kicking which improves the overall play.

 

[CrowInFiji]

Umpires deciding that rules don't apply because the player didn't hear the whistle. Took up about an hour of pub discussion last night and somehow everyone was in agreeance which is staggering in of itself.

 

[quotemokc]

I hate the push in back rule. If a player is about to kick and gets pushed fair enough. But when the ball is on the ground and a player lands on another player’s back, play on.

If they do it intentionally or dangerously then that can be a fine or suspension after the game. But in most cases meh play on

In the back should only apply to marking contests.

I dont see the problem with pushing a player with the ball in the back. Its not illegal in rugby or gridiron.

 

[PhatBoy]

In the back should only apply to marking contests.

I dont see the problem with pushing a player with the ball in the back. Its not illegal in rugby or gridiron.

thisssssssssss

**** it’s a dumb rule.

 

[pickettline]

The seemingly weekly rule interpretation changes by the umpires

 

[troybe]

Getting a free for in the back after the player has disposed of the ball and has no impact on the ongoing play


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[Meteoric Rise]

I am sure it has been mentioned on the thread….but players running too far without bouncing it.

The rule says 15 metres is allowable. Players routinely run more than that, often by a long way. Police the rule correctly or change it to amount of steps or amount of time or a longer distance. But don’t have a rule saying one thing and a convention allowing something else.

 

[RUNVS]

I am sure it has been mentioned on the thread….but players running too far without bouncing it.

The rule says 15 metres is allowable. Players routinely run more than that, often by a long way. Police the rule correctly or change it to amount of steps or amount of time or a longer distance. But don’t have a rule saying one thing and a convention allowing something else.

Not that I want to get rid of it but I wonder if the game would change at all if we got rid of the bounce.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

• Calling in the back for a player who falls into someones back / the player being tackled drops forward intentionally
• The fact that Dusty is the only bloke who routinely mongrel punts the footy i50 and along the ground - why don't other players / teams employ this strategy? It ****ing works!
• Kane Cornes suggesting the "Hold" rule is not working any more, when realisitically it is umpires not calling the 50 as they should be. Players getting away with holding people up
• The too far rule is not called if someone runs in for a goal
• The stupid score review camera in 20FPS - needs to be 300FPS minimum

 

[Kim Hagdorn]

Amen, it’s the biggest pile of sh*t I’ve ever seen.

That's too kind.

 

[Bungeye]

What I don't get is why introduce a shot clock when goal kicking is already at an all time low? Not only do you have the added stress of the umpire constantly in your ear, but also the dreaded countdown clock in your line of sight. No wonder players can't stick to a favoured routine!
Just another rule brought in without considered thought!

 

[Hoops]

When two-bit hack footballers sledge and bump opponents who've just missed a goal. Also when two-bit hack footballers chase down an opponent and celebrate their HTB free kick by rubbing their opponent's nose in it - either by pushing their head into the ground, or grabbing the back of their collar and lifting them up a few centimetres and shoving them back down.

It's all just pointless he-man bullshiit. It's doesn't sap their opponent's confidence or get under their skin. They just make themselves look like pricks.

Brisbane are the worse at that. It should be a free against, you see kids do it in junior footy.

 

[Hoops]

I hate the push in back rule. If a player is about to kick and gets pushed fair enough. But when the ball is on the ground and a player lands on another player’s back, play on.

If they do it intentionally or dangerously then that can be a fine or suspension after the game. But in most cases meh play on

Get rid of push in the back and bring back hands in the back. less room for error

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Not that I want to get rid of it but I wonder if the game would change at all if we got rid of the bounce.

I take it you mean if players were just able to run as far as they want to/are able to in possession without bouncing the ball. Interesting question, because the periodic bounce is unique to Australian Rules - although in Gaelic Football I think you have to kick it to yourself once every so often when running in possession, and in basketball you have to bounce it constantly when moving with the ball in possession. Of course in netball you are not able to move more than two steps in possession.

So why was the bounce introduced? Here is the Wikipedia explanation, which I have no reason to doubt:


History
Regarded as "the first distinctively Victorian rule" in the code of Victorian rules football (now Australian rules football), the running bounce was first trialed in 1865 and formalised on 8 May 1866 by a committee of Victorian club delegates chaired by H. C. A. Harrison as a way to slow down the player in possession of the ball and to create more opportunities for a turn over, thus helping to increase the number of disposals and encourage more dynamic team play. Harrison himself was one of the fastest runners in the game, known for his ability to evade opponents while running the length of the field ball-in-hand. Arthur Conan Doyle considered it "very sporting of [Harrison], ... to introduce the bouncing rule, which robbed him of his advantage."[1] The original 1866 rule stipulated that "no player shall run with the ball unless he strikes it against the ground every five of six yards".[2] The rule was well-received by players and spectators alike, and considered attractive to watch.

The most interesting thing about this is you have a person who played footy for the Geelong FC introducing rules to his own disadvantage, and by extension the disadvantage of his own team. My how things have changed in regard to that. . Mind you, he had spent time as Captain of the Richmond FC where no doubt these altruistic intentions had been instilled in him.

Seriously though, the game probably resembled rugby more than it does now before the introduction of the running bounce. And the running bounce was introduced in part to motivate players to pass the ball to their teammates rather than attempting to running the length of the ground with it. So that may give some clues as to one possible outcome if we got rid of the bounce.

 

[Hoops]

Umpires deciding that rules don't apply because the player didn't hear the whistle. Took up about an hour of pub discussion last night and somehow everyone was in agreeance which is staggering in of itself.

I would be in disagreement.

 

[HPKS]

The player that loses the marking contest or gives away a free then stands over the ball with arms outstretched pretending he’s worried about the player playing on. It’s used to slow up play plain and simple. Should be 50 every time.

 

[SJ]

What I don't get is why introduce a shot clock when goal kicking is already at an all time low? Not only do you have the added stress of the umpire constantly in your ear, but also the dreaded countdown clock in your line of sight. No wonder players can't stick to a favoured routine!
Just another rule brought in without considered thought!

What do you mean goal kicking is at an all time low? Because on any definition, it is not.

 

[Bungeye]

I want more players to do a Michael Mitchell or Micky McGuane! I just don't know why we don't give players a license to take on opponents using the sidestep. When a match is a stalemate, sometimes you need individual brilliance to win matches, but the amount of times I see players bombing the ball inside 50 to a pack is just plain lazy!

 

[Meteoric Rise]

I want more players to do a Michael Mitchell or Micky McGuane! I just don't know why we don't give players a license to take on opponents using the sidestep. When a match is a stalemate, sometimes you need individual brilliance to win matches, but the amount of times I see players bombing the ball inside 50 to a pack is just plain lazy!

That is pretty tough for a player to do when he takes possession and there are 30 players ahead of him within a 50 metre range.