TonyK
CibbuanoAFL faces race against time
May 28th 2008 23:26
THE AFL has less than 48 hours to have new interchange technology in place for all eight matches this weekend.
The infamous "post-it" notes, used to record every player coming and going from the bench, have been replaced by a Champion Data operator with a laptop who will keep track of every change from a box in the stands.
The AFL interchange stewards will read the data from another laptop on the boundary, connected to Champion Data equipment in the box.
The laptop on the boundary will allow stewards to double-check that 18 players are on the ground.
Only the stewards have the power to step in and penalise a team.
The software, which was first introduced six years ago and used by several media outlets, immediately alerts the operator of a breach.
Under the revised system, clubs will be required to notify the AFL interchange steward only of:
THE jumper numbers of the four players on the bench before the start of each quarter.
THE number of any player who leaves the playing surface on a stretcher.
THE number of any player before he leaves the arena for any reason, for instance medical treatment.
The infamous "post-it" notes, used to record every player coming and going from the bench, have been replaced by a Champion Data operator with a laptop who will keep track of every change from a box in the stands.
The AFL interchange stewards will read the data from another laptop on the boundary, connected to Champion Data equipment in the box.
The laptop on the boundary will allow stewards to double-check that 18 players are on the ground.
Only the stewards have the power to step in and penalise a team.
The software, which was first introduced six years ago and used by several media outlets, immediately alerts the operator of a breach.
Under the revised system, clubs will be required to notify the AFL interchange steward only of:
THE jumper numbers of the four players on the bench before the start of each quarter.
THE number of any player who leaves the playing surface on a stretcher.
THE number of any player before he leaves the arena for any reason, for instance medical treatment.
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