Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? - Part 2

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beez said:
Accepting that McCartney should not have been involved, I believe Papley deliberately bumped into him because that's the type of person Papley is.

Because of this - and I would feel the same if it was the most mild-mannered, respected player - Papley should be given a suspension. His actions were the epitome of what not to do on a footy field in that type of scenario.

Happy to be laughed at by the majority.
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As much as Papley has a reputation so does McCartney. He also has a history.
 
Bont is a slightly better version of Cripps but both get way too much media hype.

I wouldn’t build my team around that archetype

Pretty much every team has a good midfield - having a dominant intercept defender, a DeGoey/Martin type mid-forward or a dominant key forward is way more impactful than a tall mid who flicks around handballs and kicks a goal a game or so
 

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Legalise throwing if a player has one armed pinned ….. this will keep the ball moving and help clear up confusion in holding the ball interpretations …. Will also protect players from getting dumped into the ground because they can quickly get rid of the ball and then brace for impact before hooting the ground
 
Clubs should be able to select a designated kicker for free kicks as long as they are not wasting time getting the ball to them.

Free kick in the forward half and the best kick in the team is standing next to them, they can take it.

Free kick for OOB, anyone can take it and take the ball.

Happens in soccer so why not and might increase scoring again.

Also looks bloody ridiculous when the umpire has to stop play and bring the ball 100m back down field to give it to the correct player to just take a kick again. Case in point, stopping the game for 30+ seconds last weekend to ensure Daniher took the kick when he’d already ran half the field.
 
lizard man said:
Legalise throwing if a player has one armed pinned ….. this will keep the ball moving and help clear up confusion in holding the ball interpretations …. Will also protect players from getting dumped into the ground because they can quickly get rid of the ball and then brace for impact before hooting the ground
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I wouldn't legalise throwing, but you could legalise a team mate coming and taking the ball out of your hand.

It somewhat happens and is let go, however usually if a player is stuck with the footy in one hand there is technically no legal way to release it unless it's with his foot.
 
Blackhawk42 said:
I wouldn't legalise throwing, but you could legalise a team mate coming and taking the ball out of your hand.

It somewhat happens and is let go, however usually if a player is stuck with the footy in one hand there is technically no legal way to release it unless it's with his foot.
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Interesting idea, perhaps your more toned down idea might be deemed more acceptable than mine …. Not bad
 
powerrrrrrrrrrrr said:
Clubs should be able to select a designated kicker for free kicks as long as they are not wasting time getting the ball to them.

Free kick in the forward half and the best kick in the team is standing next to them, they can take it.

Free kick for OOB, anyone can take it and take the ball.

Happens in soccer so why not and might increase scoring again.

Also looks bloody ridiculous when the umpire has to stop play and bring the ball 100m back down field to give it to the correct player to just take a kick again. Case in point, stopping the game for 30+ seconds last weekend to ensure Daniher took the kick when he’d already ran half the field.
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Peter Hudson would have played for 3 decades then
 
powerrrrrrrrrrrr said:
Clubs should be able to select a designated kicker for free kicks as long as they are not wasting time getting the ball to them.

Free kick in the forward half and the best kick in the team is standing next to them, they can take it.

Free kick for OOB, anyone can take it and take the ball.

Happens in soccer so why not and might increase scoring again.

Also looks bloody ridiculous when the umpire has to stop play and bring the ball 100m back down field to give it to the correct player to just take a kick again. Case in point, stopping the game for 30+ seconds last weekend to ensure Daniher took the kick when he’d already ran half the field.
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Staging for free kicks will be at an all time high with teams repeatedly trying to get the ball in the hands of their best set shot without actually delivering it to him
 
Billy ray said:
Not sure where to post. But the qualifying finals should be called the preliminary finals.
And the preliminary finals should be called qualifying finals.
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Just posting this one again as its that time of the year
 

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Yeah I know

But just have good memories of warm nights and seeing the new recruits/young stars play.

I loved it early 90s FOSTERS Cup. It was a decent comp and a perfect warm up for the season.

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Cuzz09 said:
Yeah I know

But just have good memories of warm nights and seeing the new recruits/young stars play.

I loved it early 90s FOSTERS Cup. It was a decent comp and a perfect warm up for the season.

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Brings back memories of the Escort Cup (?) games which were played at night during the week in the 70's and 80's out at Waverley

The game wasn't professional back then. Most of the players had day jobs, and had to front up during the week to play these games and then front up again on Saturday.

I don't recall many teams resting players either.

Think it was Hawthorn vs Claremont in 1979 when the sprinklers came on late in the game.....
 
I want players to be able to bump any part of the opposition players body and not get suspended, and the sling/dangerous tackle rule abolished. Really, would like to see the sport be more brutal, with umpires regulating it significantly less.
 
Soggy2112 said:
I actually really like the last possession rule.

Promotes keeping the ball in, but still allows room to play conservatively along the boundary line if required, and removes the need for interpretation.
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It'd be more interesting if instead of getting possession, keep the throw ins, but makes it so the team who touched it over the boundary doesn't get to ruck, so they have to set up to counter the opposition ruckman's tap to advantage. We've already seen this done with the "nomination" rule, when the umpire only allows one ruckman to ruck.
 
Lingsface said:
I genuinely like listening to Dermott Brereton, commentary included.
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Me too. Has some interesting insight that a lot of other commentators and pundits don't often talk about.

Even more unpopular, I like Eddie McGuire as a commentator unless it is a Collingwood game. His excitement for football is infectious or the way he portrays it is.
 

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