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CibbuanoAFL to trial four new rules in NAB Cup
February 8th 2010 03:32
THE AFL will trial four new rules in this year's NAB Cup which gets underway on Friday night when West Coast hosts Essendon at Subiaco Oval.
The biggest rule change sees the four boundary umpires given the power to award free kicks for holding infringements at stoppages.
A free kick for holding the ball will go against a player who drags the ball in under an opponent in an attempt to win a holding-the-ball free kick.
There has also been a change to the advantage rule with the onus now on the player rather than the umpire to determine whether it is advantageous to play on. If a player elects to play on and turns the ball over it will not be brought back to the position of the initial infringement.
The final rule change sees the no-go zone - which was initially used at centre bounces to prevent players from colliding with umpires - now introduced around the ground. Any player who enters the zone behind the umpire at or after a stoppage will be penalised.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said that none of the rules will be introduced immediately into the home-and-away season but the league will assess their effectiveness to determine whether they warrant being used in the season proper.
The biggest rule change sees the four boundary umpires given the power to award free kicks for holding infringements at stoppages.
A free kick for holding the ball will go against a player who drags the ball in under an opponent in an attempt to win a holding-the-ball free kick.
There has also been a change to the advantage rule with the onus now on the player rather than the umpire to determine whether it is advantageous to play on. If a player elects to play on and turns the ball over it will not be brought back to the position of the initial infringement.
The final rule change sees the no-go zone - which was initially used at centre bounces to prevent players from colliding with umpires - now introduced around the ground. Any player who enters the zone behind the umpire at or after a stoppage will be penalised.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said that none of the rules will be introduced immediately into the home-and-away season but the league will assess their effectiveness to determine whether they warrant being used in the season proper.
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