Players who caused rules to be changed.

[Glenhope]

With the current interest in Luke Shuey's free kick I thought it might be time to list players who have caused the rules to be changed.

1. Kevin Bartlett. Was adept at bouncing the ball the instant he was tackled to get a free kick. Rule was changed to make the act of bouncing part of possession.
2. Lindsay Thomas (Joel Selwood & Luke Shuey). Are adept at raising their arms when tackled to make the tackle too high. Rules changed to prevent that but perhaps needs some tweaking.
3. 2009 Joel Bowden v. Essendon & 2008 GF Hawks who were adept at conceding a rushed behind to prevent a goal. Rule changed to prevent deliberate rushing of behinds.
4. Jordan Lewis & Mark Blicavs. Were adept at getting advantage going 3rd man up at ball ups. Rules changed to prevent that. Unfortunately the changes were not thought through resulting in stupid outcomes.
5. Shaun Rehn. Did ACL in centre ball up. Linked to the rubber bounce pad that was then banned.
6. 2004 Jeff White, Michael Gardiner & Beau McDonald. Centre circle added to stop long run ups by the rucks which led to some PCL injuries. More info needed.
7. 2003 Lochlan Veale, through no fault of his own, didn't play a single game but I believe was the catalyst for a change to trade rules where you couldn't have a trade involving picks only. Back in the day there had to be a player involved so he went to the Bulldogs for pick 6 as a Box Hill reserves player.
8. Dane Swan. Rules changed to limit interchanges.
9. 2000 Michael Long hit on Troy Simmonds got penalties incurred in GF's to be doubled.
10. 2004 Alastair Lynch got GF penalties for retiring players converted to fines.
11. Blake Caracella injury caused front on bumps to be outlawed.

EDITED to include some of the contributions.
Any other nominations?

 

[kane249]

Hawks getting the deliberate rushed behind rule changed after the 08 grand final.

 

[Sentinel]

With the current interest in Luke Shuey's free kick I thought it might be time to list players who have caused the rules to be changed.

1. Kevin Bartlett. Was adept at bouncing the ball the instant he was tackled to get a free kick. Rule was changed to make the act of bouncing part of possession.
2. Joel Selwood & Luke Shuey. Are adept at raising their arms when tackled to make the tackle too high. Rules changed to prevent that but perhaps needs some tweaking.
3. Brent Guerra & 'that Richmond player' who were adept at conceding a rushed behind to prevent a goal. Rule changed to prevent deliberate rushing of behinds. Very subjective rule.
4. Jordan Lewis (& others). Were adept at getting advantage going 3rd man up at ball ups. Rules changed to prevent that. Unfortunately the changes were not thought through resulting in stupid outcomes.
5. Player whose name I forget. (Anyone remember?) Did ACL in centre ball up. Rules changed to stop long run ups by the rucks. Might have been linked to the rubber bounce pad that was used for a while.

Any other nominations?

5 was Shaun Rehn

 

[Cleavy]

5. Player whose name I forget. (Anyone remember?) Did ACL in centre ball up. Rules changed to stop long run ups by the rucks. Might have been linked to the rubber bounce pad that was used for a while.

Shaun Rehn

 

[telsor]

3. Brent Guerra & 'that Richmond player' who were adept at conceding a rushed behind to prevent a goal. Rule changed to prevent deliberate rushing of behinds. Very subjective rule.

Joel Bowden.

 

[Richo83]

That Richmond player was Joel Bowden against Essendon.

 

[Andrew Mc]

I guess Gary Rohan/Lindsay Thomas - below the knees rule...

 

[ibd77]

The Mathew Primus rule. Can't take the ball out of the air in a ruck contest and not dispose of it.
The Mark Blicavs rule. No more third man up in ruck contests.

 

[Scorpio]

5. Player whose name I forget. (Anyone remember?) Did ACL in centre ball up. Rules changed to stop long run ups by the rucks. Might have been linked to the rubber bounce pad that was used for a while.

There were a few players that did knee injuries with the ruck run-ups. Adam Goodes was one of them. They changed the rule around 2004/05 because of it.

As others have mentioned, Shaun Rehn's injury was what led to the end of the rubber bounce plate.

 

[Sentinel]

Through no fault of his own, Lochlan Veale didn't play a single game but I believe was the catalyst for a change to trade rules where you couldn't have a trade involving picks only. Back in the day there had to be a player involved so he went to the Bulldogs for pick 6 as a Box Hill reserves player.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

The Joel Bowden one was a classic, had to be changed after that. The move would have been replicated late in the game in close ones constantly after that.

 

[yodellinhank]

Lloyd - goal kicking routine began the changes which have led to the shot clock.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Not a bonafide rule but years ago, when Carlton wore a yellow jumper for old Lance Armstrong, Fev told the AFL they should use the game ball for the warm-up. Apparently the balls would be stiff and out of shape until quarter time, but if you had some set shots with them it'd soften them up.

Before that clubs just used their own training footys for the warm-up.

People say he's a big headed stupid bogan but that move... genius.

 

[kane249]

Jonathon Brown.

Mimimum requirement for father-son lifted from 50 games to 100

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Pretty sure Justin Madden brought about a ruck change due to his wrestling head on shoulder style he especially liked to annoy brother Simon with.

 

[Cleavy]

the Buddy natural arc

 

[asanque]

Franklin

The notorious COLA

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Gary Dempsey/Peter Moore climbing all over each other at centre bounce , led to line across centre circle

Kevin Sheedy telling players to concede 15 metre pen , led to inter of 50 metre pen

 

[Jables]

I remember when Luke Shuey cleverly made sure he got a high tackle in a final and won the game off it, the umps have not made a similar call since.

Does anyone remember the Mick Malthouse 'Buddy Box'? Wasn't that declared illegal or something, though it might already have been.

 

[yodellinhank]

the Buddy natural arc

I don't think it counts if only one player is allowed to do it

 

[unplugged]

Dane Swan was surely the reason for the interchange cap.

 

[TheTrademark]

Jessie White

 

[Buzzasto DaSilva]

Random one, but John Barnes' habit of spending more time on the ground as a runner, than he did in his playing days- led to much stricter regulation on runner's, and the banning of a second runner for all teams.

 

[WCErevival]

Eric MacKenzie rushing a behind under pressure from about 30m out causing the rushed behind rule to be tightened up.

 

[yodellinhank]

Jessie White
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Wasn't there actually some change in the late 90s (?) when rocket coached the swans and he was taking blokes off without replacing them and having them sneak back on the field around the boundary... or was that a cheese dream i had?