Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:43 pmby Booney
The first two rounds of 2008 have shown how the AFL rule makers have reacted to recent seasons of 'flooding' dominance and low scoring encounters by basically removing the ability of a defender to compete with a forward in a marking contest.
No hands in back,no chopping of the arms,no holding..........
I can see it now.Debut a young Tony Lockett in 2008,in 2020 watch him line up for his 2000th goal.
Who'd want to be a defender.......?
Re: Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:20 pmby FD88
Don't like it at all. Hopefully with the continued evolution of the game the pendulum will swing back towards the physical stuff.
Re: Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:25 pmby Westsider
FD88 wrote:Don't like it at all. Hopefully with the continued evolution of the game the pendulum will swing back towards the physical stuff.
Now there was just no humour at all! So disappointing.
I'll help you out... Fantastic Four!
Re: Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:27 pmby hearts on fire
FD88 you are just too serious
Re: Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:28 pmby Westsider
hearts on fire wrote:FD88 you are just too serious
True true... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Re: Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:31 pmby Westsider
Thiele wrote:The Easter Bunny
Wrong.. the easter bunny is a giver, not a defender. Kinda in the mould of Scott West.
Re: Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:32 pmby am Bays
Booney wrote:The first two rounds of 2008 have shown how the AFL rule makers have reacted to recent seasons of 'flooding' dominance and low scoring encounters by basically removing the ability of a defender to compete with a forward in a marking contest.
No hands in back,no chopping of the arms,no holding..........
I can see it now.Debut a young Tony Lockett in 2008,in 2020 watch him line up for his 2000th goal.
Who'd want to be a defender.......?
those rules have always been there they are just starting to enforce them now...
Re: Who'd want to be a defender?
Posted:
Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:59 pmby Psyber
FD88 wrote:Don't like it at all. Hopefully with the continued evolution of the game the pendulum will swing back towards the physical stuff.
Short swords and spiked knuckle-dusters perhaps?? And the odd real Lion?
