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CibbuanoAFL crackdown on stagers
February 2nd 2010 02:03
THE act of staging for a free kick is now a reportable offence after the AFL implemented changes following the recommendations of the annual Tribunal Review.
The league sees it as an offence as it may affect umpires' decision-making, may incite a melee and is not in the spirit of the game.
Players found guilty of staging will be hit with a reprimand for their first offence, a $1600 fine for their second time and $2400 for a third offence.
There will also be extra protection for the man on the mark with bumping a player on the mark with excessive force now considered rough conduct and reportable.
Spear tackles and sling tackles will also be reportable under rough conduct while the head-butting and eye-gouging offences have been raised in their level of seriousness.
In other amendments, the fine for making negligent contact with an umpire has been reduced, negligent umpire contact will result in an automatic fine, the financial penalty for abusive language has been increased while first and second-year players can now only be fined half of their match payment for a first offence.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the game was being played in the right manner.
"The game is being played in a great spirit, which is the overall objective of the tribunal system, and the 2009 grand final is a classic example of that," Anderson said.
"In 2009, there were only 68 matches lost through suspension - the lowest tally since 1985."
The league sees it as an offence as it may affect umpires' decision-making, may incite a melee and is not in the spirit of the game.
Players found guilty of staging will be hit with a reprimand for their first offence, a $1600 fine for their second time and $2400 for a third offence.
There will also be extra protection for the man on the mark with bumping a player on the mark with excessive force now considered rough conduct and reportable.
Spear tackles and sling tackles will also be reportable under rough conduct while the head-butting and eye-gouging offences have been raised in their level of seriousness.
In other amendments, the fine for making negligent contact with an umpire has been reduced, negligent umpire contact will result in an automatic fine, the financial penalty for abusive language has been increased while first and second-year players can now only be fined half of their match payment for a first offence.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the game was being played in the right manner.
"The game is being played in a great spirit, which is the overall objective of the tribunal system, and the 2009 grand final is a classic example of that," Anderson said.
"In 2009, there were only 68 matches lost through suspension - the lowest tally since 1985."
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