Re: AFLW Rd 1: Carlton vs Collingwood at Ikon Park
Reply #184 –
Well said, 3 Leos. Good point.
You know, we really shouldn't be having this discussion. Any forward thinking organisation, with a thorough understanding of what is realistic, would have anticipated exactly what is happening for all the reasons we've discussed and have taken appropriate action well before the first bounce rather than petulant knee jerk reactions that are just embarrassing to hear from senior AFL officials. They knew from last year what might need to be addressed. The numbskulls at the AFL thought the out-of-bounds last touch rule would be the all conquering panacea.
If you wanted to speed up the game/create higher scores for this year and the future... here's one bizarre idea out of left field... psst... ask the gals who are playing it!!!!!!!!! You would have thought this would have been initiative number 1 at the end of last season... involve the players in brainstorming some rule changes to achieve the desired outcomes.
AFL, maybe you should have looked into ground size. Maybe you should have looked into paying more frees for incorrect disposal. Maybe you should have looked further into ball size. Maybe you should have better understood kicking/handball capabilities. Maybe you should just understand it will take time. Maybe you should research how to pay the players more so they can become semi-pro at least.
Spot on Baggers. My question is, did they do a debrief or lessons learnt after the season last year involving all coaches and captains? Get them all in a room for a few days and table what worked well and what didn't. Sure the AFL/AFLW cheifs did this. If they didn't, they should all be fired.
PS Garry Lyon must read your posts as he said the exact same thing this morning on SEN (ie the bit in bold).
PSS Are you Garry Lyon?
PSSS Has anyone seen Garry Lyon and Baggers in the same room?