Sportsbeat--- How to Improve the SANFL

[SDK]

NO NO NO........No matches before an AFL game...that means supporters of local football can not go !
AFL and SANFL supportres are a different breed.....not all follow both.
Same as country games...we cant go !
Leave the rules alone !!!!!!!
4 interchange is ok...no problem there.

[Magpies_Forever]

So what his saying is that all us Magpies supporters would not only have to buy our season tickets but also then pay for an extra three home games on top of that at AFL prices. When are people going to realise that not all of us follow the power and that those people are the ones which go to every game

[Magpies_Forever]

In saying that i mean no disrespect to the power supporters who do go to magpies games

[Dog_ger]

How to Improve the SANFL...?

Break Footy down to its most basic element.....

1. Get the Footy

2. Have FUN doing it.......!

[Magpies_Forever]

How to Improve the SANFL...?

Break Footy down to its most basic element.....

1. Get the Footy

2. Have FUN doing it.......!

your spot on there

[Dog_ger]

How about getting rid of the interchange...?

[CUTTERMAN]

Hadn't seen this subject when I posted SANFL bench,
1.no
2.heavy reliance on AO and don't see the point
3.no
4.no
5. yes
6.definately not, stuffed if I'm gonna miss out on a Sturt game for the sake of Port supporters
7. absolutely
8.no, don't want to see umpires giving out any more crap frees
9.Why? GF at AO anless it's gonna attract a big crowd eg Port/norwood/sturt etc
10. yes good idea

[CENTURION]

2 field umpires but give the boundary umps the power to make an adjudication, or assist (like linesmen in soccer).

[Pseudo]

1)Reintroduce the preseason comp
YES. Add a bit more to the trial matches by having something at the end to win. Would also allow for experimentation of some of the rules below.

2)A night game every round
NO. Have them only in the warmer months.

3)Introduce 3 points for a rushed behind
MAYBE. Would like to see how this works in a trial game first. If it doesn't actively stop players conceding behinds then there's not much point.

4)Offer clubs a bonus point for exceeding 20 goals in a match
MAYBE, leaning towards NO. As above, needs trialling. Meaningless in finals matches, so why bother in the home and away matches?

5)Four players on the interchange bench
NO. Three is plenty. If we make it 4, where does it end? Taken to the extreme, one could argue for 18 players on the bench, allowing full diversification of a squad into two different team styles. Too American for my liking. A good coach can absorb injuries and handle them with a bench of 3. Too many players on the bench reduces the skill of coaching.

6)Port Magpies take the initiative to move 3 home games per season as curtainraisers to Port Adelaide's AFL games.
NO. The vast majority of PAP smear fans don't give two hoots about the SANFL, Magpies or otherwise. Previously when the Magpies have played curtain raisers only 2 or 3 thousand people would watch the entire match. So why bother. Damned if I want to pay AFL prices to watch my team, and doubly damned if I have to sit among those tossrags to do it.

7)Coaches allowed some comment on umpiring performances
YES. Jars does anyway, doesn't he?

8)A rule change to penalise teams that do not have at least 3 players behind the centre square at all times
NO. This isn't netball. Too hard to police. Strategies will evolve to counter the flood in due course; no need to combat it with artificial measures.

9)Introduce 1 round per year as AAMI Stadium round
And what exactly would this entail - play all 4 matches at Footy Park? Perhaps if admission to one match allows you to see all four, then why not.

10)2 country rounds per year with all games played in regional centres
NO. But all clubs should be encourages to play one match out of the metro zone each year.

[therisingblues]

As far as rules go I'm all for it being play on off the post and if it shaves the post and goes in its a goal, if it shaves the post and goes through for a point its a point but if bounces back into play its play on, that's the way all other sports are and I think it would bring excitement to the game.
Only thing that stuffs my idea up is if a side's one point down and the siren goes and the player has the shot after the siren and it hits the post and comes back into play they still lose and I can't see away around that so leave as is.

I agree! I have thought the same thing for a long time. It would add to the game seeing the players trying to position themselves to get the ball after it has rebounded off the big uprights. The other thing about it is that it makes sense from a "laws of sport" point of view ie. the ball is in play or it isn't, as long as it was disposed of fairly then wherever it lands should be the result, who gives a damn if it shaved the post on the way through the goals, it still went through the goals right?
As for your last point Wedgie, perhaps hitting the post after the siren and the ball rebounding back into play would become a case of where is that stiff shit book? There are plenty of heartbreaking moments in sport, and that would be one of them, any score will do, but if the kick was, ironically, a little worse they would have won, but the poor bugger has hit the post and the ball rebounded back into play. Great stuff IMO.

P.S I am a firm believer that if the ball goes out of bounds (not on the full), then a handball should be awarded to the opposition.

[am Bays]

But all clubs should be encourages to play one match out of the metro zone each year

MAte we've played about 11 games outside our metro zone this year...

[rd]

Regarding idea #9 - play an entire SANFL round at Football Pk. This could work along the following set-up:

Play round 1 of the SANFL on the weekend when the AFL has no action in between the preseason grand final & AFL round 1.

Play double headers at Football Pk on the Friday & Sat nights. The previous year's wooden spooner is rewarded for their mediocrity by having the round 1 bye and missing out on the Football Pk carnival.

Admission is free - yep if the SACA for many years carried dollar day for Pura Cup cricket, I think the SANFL can realistically test the strength of interest in its product by throwing the gates open on a weekend in March and see how many fans will come in.

The Friday night could be Glenelg/South followed by Port/Nwd and the Sat night could be Sturt/Eagles followed by CD/North. On a March evening with free admitance and no AFL on the TV, I suggest crowds of 10,000 for each night are possible.

This weekend would become the AFL's free kick to the SANFL to promote & publicise like its never done before!!!

And I know that the Advertiser footy writers would promote that opening round to the highest !!!

[Psyber]

I'm not excited by any of them, but as I'm in Victoria it wouldn;t affect me much. I don't like the mucking about with the rules.

[Dirko]

1)Reintroduce the preseason comp
YES. They play trail games so why not...

2)A night game every round
YES. Love the footy at night, as long as the oval lights are up to scratch (Norwood ) Cold doesn't bother me, that's why I wear a jacket and beanie...

3)Introduce 3 points for a rushed behind
**** no...

4)Offer clubs a bonus point for exceeding 20 goals in a match
No. Too inconsistent. Could be playing at Noarlunga where it could be raining, and out at Elizabeth it's fine...

5)Four players on the interchange bench
No. Three works OK, so can't see any reason to change.

6)Port Magpies take the initiative to move 3 home games per season as curtainraisers to Port Adelaide's AFL games.
No. No way would I bloody go and support the Power in a bloody curtain raiser. The SANFL is the main game bro...Use the Power as the Curtain raiser.

7)Coaches allowed some comment on umpiring performances
Yes. The Umpires are not protected species...or are they ???

8.)A rule change to penalise teams that do not have at least 3 players behind the centre square at all times
No. Enough rule changes please...

9)Introduce 1 round per year as AAMI Stadium round
Yes. Don't particularly like Footy Park. but would give a teams a chance to see the ground. Just pencil in Central for the bye when this happens as they not only too well what it looks like...Be at least one double header there.

10)2 country rounds per year with all games played in regional centres
No. 1 would be more then enough...

[Interceptor]

3) No, 3 points is just a crappy solution.

Better idea would be to have the point awarded, plus a ball up at top of the goal square for a deliberate rushed behind.

[Dog_ger]

Extend the season so every team plays each other 3 times.....

Once at home

Once at the other clubs ground

and once at Adelaide.....

[JK]

1)Reintroduce the preseason comp Could have some merit, perhaps up's the ante of trial fixtures if decent $$ are on offer

2)A night game every round Whilst I like the idea, thats a hard sell in the middle of winter, and would be dependant on venue and particular teams

3)Introduce 3 points for a rushed behind Most definitely NOT

4)Offer clubs a bonus point for exceeding 20 goals in a match I do like this actually

5)Four players on the interchange bench Not fussed, whether it be 3 or 4 it's the same for both teams

6)Port Magpies take the initiative to move 3 home games per season as curtainraisers to Port Adelaide's AFL games. No, for reasons previously mentioned

7)Coaches allowed some comment on umpiring performances So long as the umps are allowed their comment also

A rule change to penalise teams that do not have at least 3 players behind the centre square at all times NO

9)Introduce 1 round per year as AAMI Stadium round Would the turf hold up for 4 consecutive matches on a day? If so, I reckon that would be worth trying

10)2 country rounds per year with all games played in regional centres Think any regional/zone promotion is fantastic

Whether I/we agree or disagree, I applaud your continual thinking and devotion to our League Spide

[Aerie]

Besides re-introducing the pre-season comp, I don't think any of the other ideas are any good.

[Spiritof64]

1. Reintroduce the preseason comp..

As long as it's a Round Robin format preferably at night (So we can win).

8. A rule change to penalise teams that do not have at least 3 players behind the centre square at all times...

JUST what we need an "Offside" rule.

10. Two country rounds per year with all games played in regional centres....

At least 3 matches allready played. 1 in country zone, 1 at Arctic Park and 1 at the Ponderosa.

[Brucetiki]

1)Reintroduce the preseason comp - perhaps. Not too fussed over this, even if the trails just go towards something like the FootySA cup of a few years back

2)A night game every round - Sounds nice in theory, but after attending the Centrals v Eagles game earlier in the year, I'm happy with the current set up.

3)Introduce 3 points for a rushed behind - Why?

4)Offer clubs a bonus point for exceeding 20 goals in a match - I think this is a good innovation. Very good idea.

5)Four players on the interchange bench - if every other state league's doing this, why can't we.

6)Port Magpies take the initiative to move 3 home games per season as curtainraisers to Port Adelaide's AFL games. - I think the Power are trying to distance themselves from the Magpies to build their crowds, so I can't see this happening

7)Coaches allowed some comment on umpiring performances - bring it on. Umps need to be more accountable, especially given their shocking performances in this finals series

A rule change to penalise teams that do not have at least 3 players behind the centre square at all times - pointless IMO

9)Introduce 1 round per year as AAMI Stadium round - Unneccessary

10)2 country rounds per year with all games played in regional centres - No way. 1-2 games a year is plentiful.