Rule change required?

[saintspremiers]

Unlike some codes, we don't have an order off or sin bin for blatant reportable offences that the umpires see.

Do we want order off or sin bin, or stick with the current system of MRP that advantages other teams the following week(s) by rubbing out players in future not the current game(s)???

A half way option would be to not introduce sin bin or order off/red card, but automatic 50's for deliberate dog acts like Merrett and Rich last night.

Thoughts?

[saintdooley]

No.

[Scollop]

Yeah....because the current system as you said "advantages other teams the following week(s)"

The AFL added the rule that doubles your suspension during the GF, so wouldn't you think the next logical step is to sin bin or red card players that blatantly and intentionally injure their opponent?

Just like the play on after a behind is kicked, the 50m penalty, the interchange infringement, and the gradual elimination of the bump, all these rule changes took time for players and fans to adapt to, but they are now all generally accepted as part of the current game.

[Eastern]

LEAVE THE BLOODY RULES ALONE !!

[saintspremiers]

LEAVE THE BLOODY RULES ALONE !!

Yep, let's keep the clock running for out of bounds and ball ups. No free for kicking it in the full. Go back to the 15 metre penalty.

What do you think Eastern?

[dragit]

automatic 50's for deliberate dog acts

We could get a dog show judge in specifically to call any dog acts.

[desertsaint]

So swallow gets sent off and Judd plays on?

[kosifantutti]

automatic 50's for deliberate dog acts

We could get a dog show judge in specifically to call any dog acts.

[Griggsy]

I was also thinking about this after the game yesterday. Sin bins or a card system, few sports don't have a rule that can remove a player from a game. They probably have looked at it but maybe thought that the umpires judgement can be a little hit and miss and not worth the outrage of the follwing week if it was the wrong call. But am all for it. Another negative with a sin bin would be flooding while player is off which the AFL don't want. And a red card system where a player cant come back on reduces bench numbers and I dont think the AFL want that either trying to reduce injuries.

[plugger66]

Cant wait until one of our guys are sent off and then we see the decision is wrong. SP thread will start with that greasy bloke is ruining footy.

[Stephen Theodore]

No.

+1

[Stephen Theodore]

The Jones "fencing" was not that bad. I was sitting very close to that incident, and I believe Jones slipped as much as he was shoved towards the fence.

The Merrett effort looked deliberate and also looked ordinary at the game. I havent seen a replay yet.

[bergholt]

Yep, let's keep the clock running for out of bounds and ball ups. No free for kicking it in the full. Go back to the 15 metre penalty.

the game died when they stopped using the place kick.

[Jacks Back]

So if they don't get sent off you can deck the umpire like the collinghood d**khead did in the reserves years ago and can keep playing? You won't play for 10 years but you can still play in that particular game. That doesn't make much sense.

[plugger66]

So if they don't get sent off you can deck the umpire like the collinghood d**khead did in the reserves years ago and can keep playing? You won't play for 10 years but you can still play in that particular game. That doesn't make much sense.

Or you get reported like Kosi last week and are told to leave the ground and then get let off. I aint going out on a limb here but i doubt any player would do what Bourke did that day. It isnt local footy.

[cowboy18]

automatic 50's for deliberate dog acts

We could get a dog show judge in specifically to call any dog acts.

[magnifisaint]

Agree with Eastern