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- Jun 5, 2004
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Hawks are very good at swapping who mans the mark, and gaining 2-3m each time without getting called back.
These are the kind of loopholes that Hawthorn and Richmond both exploited for their eras of success. The stand rule seemed specifically due to Richmond sagging off the mark and then slyly creeping forward to reduce the kicker's space.
Both teams basically dared umpires to call them on their shit, knowing that umpires are incapable of being consistent. Good teams will exploit the shit out of the rulebook and it's worth a couple of wins per season.
Hawks will snag another flag during Mitchell's watch, I have no doubt about that.