NAB Cup 2013

[Dazb86]

A win would be nice.

 

[Wooshaman]

Nab cup is a good spectacle watching the young kids havin a kick , bring on the real season and watch West Coast kick ass !!!

 

[Seppo]

Anyone know the rules in terms of squad sizes this year?

Last year it was something like a squad of 30 could be used for clubs playing consecutive games while the clubs with the break could have more (35-36?)

This year I have seen 34 players as a squad size mentioned but not sure for who that applies to.

Here are some of the rules below (found on a clubs website):

The first round of the NAB Cup, which is split across two weeks, will be played in a triangular format. Round one matches will be comprised of two 20-minute halves. Clubs will be permitted six interchange players for each match in round one. There will be no substitutes.
Squad sizes will be reduced to a maximum of 25 players in rounds two and three, and also in the NAB Cup Grand Final.
The AFL will trial an interchange cap in the NAB Cup from round two onwards.
Each match during rounds two and three and the NAB Cup Grand Final will be played with three interchange players and one substitute. In these games, Clubs will be allowed a maximum of 20 interchanges per quarter. Interchanges made at quarter-time, half-time and three-quarter-time breaks aren’t included in the cap. Nor is the activation of a substitute player.
The AFL will also experiment with some other rules at different stages of the pre-season competition.
In round one only, a free kick will be awarded against the last team, who disposes of the ball before it goes out of bounds, provided no one else touches the ball before it goes out.
For the duration of the NAB Cup, boundary and goal umpires can award free kicks when holding or high contact infringements are detected.
The ‘nine-point goal’ for successful shots from outside 50m will again be a feature.
Approved law changes for 2013 Premiership Season will also be implemented in NAB Cup:

• A free kick will now be awarded against any player who makes forceful contact below the knee of an opponent (this doesn’t apply to smothers with hands or arms).
• The bounce will continue to be used at the start of each quarter and after goals, but umpires will now throw the ball up for all field stoppages during a game.
• Separation of ruckmen at stoppages, with no contact permitted until the ball has left the umpire’s hand.
• Stricter enforcement of protected area around the player with the ball.
• Protect ball player by awarding free kick for ‘in the back’ or ‘high contact’ against a player who sits or lies on top of a tackled player.
• Stricter interpretation of holding the ball where player is tackled but doesn’t make a genuine attempt to kick or handball (including dropping, throwing and placing the ball down).
• Free kick against a player for dragging and pushing the ball back under their opponent.
• Reduce times allowed for kick-ins to 5-6 seconds (from when flags are waved) to be consistent with kicks around the ground.

 

[the big lebowski]

Apart from Richmonds terrible 14th and the obvious tanking from Carlton the NAB Cup shows its a reliable form guide.

Bold is where they finished the propper season.

2000 Essendon (1 & Flag) North Melbourne (4)
2001 Port Adelaide (3) Brisbane Lions (2 & Flag)
2002 Port Adelaide (1 & Prelim) Richmond (14)
2003 Adelaide (6) Collingwood (2)
2004 St Kilda (3 & Prelim) Geelong (4& Prelim )
2005 Carlton (16) West Coast (2 & runners up)
2006 Geelong (10) Adelaide (2 & Prelim)
2007 Carlton (15) Brisbane Lions (10)
2008 St Kilda (4 & Prelim) Adelaide (5)
2009 Geelong (2 & Flag) Collingwood (4 & Prelim)
2010 Western Bulldogs (4 & Prelim) St Kilda (3 & runners up)
2011 Collingwood (1 & runners up) Essendon (8)
2012 Adelaide (2) West Coast (5)

Agreed. But only for the top 2.

Melbourne beat Collingwood last year for example in round 2 of the NAB Cup. You guys beat the Hawks over a half (and somehoe throughout the year).

 

[aussierulesrules]

So, some good news that sanity has prevailed and the AFL have amazingly done a bit of a backflip and are now allowing 3 subs for rounds 2 and 3 of the NAB Cup, instead of having it just like the regular season (21 and 1): http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-02-22/afls-interchange-backflip

Wonder if this might be a bit of a sign of things to come with the AFL being less pig-headed and stubborn and actually being prepared to change their minds on things that simply aren't good ideas, after they've copped so much heat in recent times?

 

[The Prosecutor]

Agreed. But only for the top 2.

Melbourne beat Collingwood last year for example in round 2 of the NAB Cup. You guys beat the Hawks over a half (and somehoe throughout the year).

Top 4 is incredibly accurate as well.