Finishing in the dark

[Booney]

Have the half and quarter time breaks been extended this season? Seems as though they take a little longer than previous seasons.

Gday Booney
No, the breaks have not been extended. 1/4 time and 3/4 time breaks are strictly 6 mins and 1/2 time is 20 mins. It is the responability of the Team Managers to ensure the coach and players adhere to this or SANFL fines apply. Having said that, only the very best Team Managers actually enforce this rule Eg. Barry Downs and the guy from the WA twos!!!

In reference to the 52 cans, I will have a crack this weekend!

Sounds like Team Managers need to be fairly intelligent blokes,from my experience that is not the case,any one with half a spark can do it.

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Wedgie is right, re extra time.

Typical AFL nonsense (even though it was introduced 10 years ago). Playing supposedly "less" time for the players sake, but the ball is actually in "live" play longer. Worse now that clock is stopped now for ball-ups. Umpires always had the discretion to blow time off if there was a delay in bringing ball back into play, so there shouldn't have been a problem.

Ridiculous situation of St Kilda-Sydney last quarter going for 34+ minutes, when there was only two goals kicked, and, admittedly, a stretcher incident.

No advantage of taking ball out of play, yet now AFL are instructing umpires to pay ridiculous deliberate out-of-bounds frees.

Bring back the old mins.

More play means more footy which is good!