I reckon if HTB and incorrect disposal were paid more often:
1. Players will adjust for the perceived pressure; and
2 Tacklers won’t be as incentivised to always take the player to ground as you won’t necessarily need to to earn a free kick.
Agreed. For mine it's simple. Get rid of prior opportunity (too hard to adjudicate anyway) and reduce the time someone has to get rid of the footy. If you're tackled with the ball, you have a second to get rid of it correctly, otherwise it's a free against. If you're not going to have time to get rid of it, don't take possession. Not rocket science.