Rule Changes for 2016

[Dutchy]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 84d15624bd

The best bit "The SANFL hopes to encourage players to take the game on through the corridor and lift scoring, with the AFL vowing to monitor the new rule."

Im guessing this is what we suspected, its AFL driven.

[Bounce of the ball]

Unlike Laird to complain.

[Magellan]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/local-footy-sa/sanfl/central-district-coach-roy-laird-rubbishes-new-sanfl-outofbounds-rule/news-story/6c667770e9b9af83bfb78884d15624bd

The best bit "The SANFL hopes to encourage players to take the game on through the corridor and lift scoring, with the AFL vowing to monitor the new rule."

Im guessing this is what we suspected, its AFL driven.

Pity the AFL's not taking a vow of silence.

[Dogwatcher]

Roy's opinion might have been applicable last decade but he can't even coach the Dogs to a win over North in finals this decade.
Perhaps he could me more proactive and paint new lines at Elizabeth so there weren't so many straight line boundaries, when he's done that he can start on Woodville, Norwood, Glenelg, etc too.

Sorry, can you explain how any of this is relevant to the comments about rules.

[Wedgie]

Roy's opinion might have been applicable last decade but he can't even coach the Dogs to a win over North in finals this decade.
Perhaps he could me more proactive and paint new lines at Elizabeth so there weren't so many straight line boundaries, when he's done that he can start on Woodville, Norwood, Glenelg, etc too.

Sorry, can you explain how any of this is relevant to the comments about rules.

Exactly!

[Dogwatcher]

Now I understand.

[Wedgie]

Actually now that I think about it, I wonder what difference in impact (if any) the new rule will make if grounds are true ovals with no straight lines as opposed to the grounds which have varying amount of straight lines marking boundaries.
I have no idea but might keep an eye out for it.

[human_torpedo]

Funnily enough, I have heard good feedback from a few players about the rule, that it actually takes out the grey area of umpire interpretation for deliberate out of bounds. And generally the only time you will be punished is by a skill execution error, with the odd bit of bad luck.. So far they haven't had an issue with it