Discussion 2023: Round 1 Teams & In Game Discussion - See page 1 for Teams and Final Subs

[Masterofnone]

I don’t think you want a team winning after kicking a point.

What about the final siren sounds, 5 minute break, toss to decide which way the team kicks, then next goal wins (but that goal must put your team in front).

For example using tonight’s game in the rare case Richmond kicked 7 points then Carlton kick a goal, they’d be trailing by a point, so would still be next goal wins until you’re in front.

I think if you want next goal wins then better to just treat a behind as no score.

 

[Rowsus]

I don't mind different siren idea so much but not ideal if it causes players to stop even for a moment and changes the play.

Well, you can't just let play continue, and inform the players a the next opportunity/stoppage. The game and decisions become much different once it is sudden death, and the game could be over before the players knew it was in sudden death.

 

[Lenny5]

I think if you want next goal wins then better to just treat a behind as no score.

Good idea. Just reckon if it’s sudden death it has to be with a goal. Would be a bad look deliberately kicking a point and wheeling off in celebration.

 

[KLo30]

Good idea. Just reckon if it’s sudden death it has to be with a goal. Would be a bad look deliberately kicking a point and wheeling off in celebration.

 

[Lenny5]

Haha well Plugger obviously doesn’t subscribe to that theory! I think it’s a different scenario in regular time vs. sudden death though.

 

[randomcliche]

Tbf the afl don't care about fantasy. Take away that and what is wrong with bringing on fresh legs?

We've already been here and it sucked, it's a stupid look, like last night with a fresh player running the legs off a tired one down the wing. Ruins the equality of it all.

 

[randomcliche]

I assume under the "continuing" scenario that the AFL turn off the weather and sun shining direction to allow fairness in the extra time.

Give the umpires a novelty duck whistle to symbolise there is 0 difference and time is up, it's golden point time!

 

[tso]

3/278 then as Hoppy was mugged

 

[neeld]

Shai Bolton kicked 1.1 for the game off 3x shots with his first shot a goal in the 2nd quarter.

His 2nd shot he put out on the full from a hard angle from 40m out in the last qtr where he switched up from a straight set on goal to a checkside in the last few steps of his action. Bizarre.

His registered point was a set shot banana from basically straight in front, 35m out, where he hit the belly of the ball and just floated through a behind. Easy set shot goal for any forward going hips & shoulders square to goal.

He kicks 2x drop punts & Richmond win. I know it’s round 1, but he should be held accountable & the media coverage are analysing everything else, most noticeably the Carlton bloke’s dropped mark late, bar Bolton’s basic set shots.

The story of last year for Richmond/Bolton, needs to stop drinking his own bath water...

 

[Gruffles]

We get how many draws a year on average?
People still wanting to change rules left, right and center like no other sport in the world!
FMD.

 

[Rowsus]

We get how many draws a year on average?
People still wanting to change rules left, right and center like no other sport in the world!
FMD.

From memory, the history of the AFL/VFL is a draw around every 95 games, so 2 per season on average.

 

[Grundogging]

We've already been here and it sucked, it's a stupid look, like last night with a fresh player running the legs off a tired one down the wing. Ruins the equality of it all.

It probably should be noted that the fresh player running the legs off a tired one down the wing ended up costing the blues the win after they'd sent the signal to close the game down and run out the clock.

Jack Ross also had a few key moments in the game after he came on which arguably helped Richmond in getting the last couple of scores more than it hindered them, so on balance they probably cancelled each other out.

 

[Grundogging]

Simply not the case.

Indeed - I actually think Daisy assessed ths situation perfectly in that we shouldn't just change something because it leaves us feeling a little uncomfortable, that's just a part of life so you / we just need to get over it, accept it as part of the game and move on.

 

[mike89]

It probably should be noted that the fresh player running the legs off a tired one down the wing ended up costing the blues the win after they'd sent the signal to close the game down and run out the clock.

Jack Ross also had a few key moments in the game after he came on which arguably helped Richmond in getting the last couple of scores more than it hindered them, so on balance they probably cancelled each other out.

Eh, I felt like LOB made the right decision to play on, even that late in the game. He managed to chew up a lot of time up the wing, gained field position, and a F50 mark would have meant much more time could be taken off the clock than if he'd just sat at half back. The villain of the play was McKay, all he had to do was keep his feet!

 

[Grundogging]

Eh, I felt like LOB made the right decision to play on, even that late in the game. He managed to chew up a lot of time up the wing, gained field position, and a F50 mark would have meant much more time could be taken off the clock than if he'd just sat at half back. The villain of the play was McKay, all he had to do was keep his feet!

Disagree, the issue was when O'Brien fumbled the last bounce which messed up McKay's lead and ended up leaving him off balance in surrounded by three Richmond players when the tumble punt from LOB eventually came in. Would have been a really good mark from McKay in those circumstances.

The run down the wing itself only "chewed up" about 10 seconds off the clock in reality and in the end it looked more like a desperation play to win the game in the last two minutes rather than what was clearly called for off the bench.

Not the sort of late game composure Voss was looking for I don't think.

 

[gutsroy]

Interesting re draws.
I like them, a draw is a valid result, they're infrequent enough.
I can understand the argument for extra time in finals to ensure a result and stick to the schedule, but in the H&A they don't worry me.

 

[gutsroy]

This is not helping me come up with a solution to the black hole of Elliot Yeo on reflection. Oh well

 

[freowho]

I like the draw. And it's only a game. Not a human rights violation.

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1636346858741039105

 

[Juzzo]

Too late. They need to the moment it is sudden death.
The only way I can think can happen is if they use a different siren to signal sudden death, to that signals the end of the game.

They could put this on the scoreboard at siren time to let players know it's sudden death :

View: https://youtu.be/Gpc5_3B5xdk