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CibbuanoNo extra time: AFL
July 20th 2009 04:47
THE AFL has no intention of introducing extra time in the home-and-away season despite calls for change following the draw between Richmond and North Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.
Tigers caretaker coach Jade Rawlings renewed calls for extra time following his side's draw with North Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.
"I reckon it would be great … two minutes each way or first score," Rawlings said at his post-match press conference.
"It would be gold. I would rather feel worse for losing or elated at winning than sitting there feeling nothing."
Kangaroos caretaker coach Darren Crocker said the result left his side feeling empty.
"There's not much joy in draws, it's a pretty empty feeling," Crocker said.
"When you've been where we've been over the last four weeks with the tight finishes and being in winnable positions in each of those games this feels like a loss because, again, we've let an opportunity slip to win a game.
Richmond star Matthew Richardson said the result left his teammates with a hollow feeling which he believes can be avoided.
"I walked into the change rooms after the game and it was a shocking feeling and I thought ‘Do we need these sorts of results when you can just play an extra five minutes?'," Richardson said on radio station Vega 91.5.
"I definitely think there’s a place for it."
However, the league said on Monday extra time wouldn't be seen in the regular season.
"The AFL has no consideration to changing it for the regular season," AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said.
"We play extra time in finals so that the grand final date is not altered and this was introduced in 1994."
"We will continue to have a replay if we have a drawn grand final."
Tigers caretaker coach Jade Rawlings renewed calls for extra time following his side's draw with North Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.
"I reckon it would be great … two minutes each way or first score," Rawlings said at his post-match press conference.
"It would be gold. I would rather feel worse for losing or elated at winning than sitting there feeling nothing."
Kangaroos caretaker coach Darren Crocker said the result left his side feeling empty.
"There's not much joy in draws, it's a pretty empty feeling," Crocker said.
"When you've been where we've been over the last four weeks with the tight finishes and being in winnable positions in each of those games this feels like a loss because, again, we've let an opportunity slip to win a game.
Richmond star Matthew Richardson said the result left his teammates with a hollow feeling which he believes can be avoided.
"I walked into the change rooms after the game and it was a shocking feeling and I thought ‘Do we need these sorts of results when you can just play an extra five minutes?'," Richardson said on radio station Vega 91.5.
"I definitely think there’s a place for it."
However, the league said on Monday extra time wouldn't be seen in the regular season.
"The AFL has no consideration to changing it for the regular season," AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said.
"We play extra time in finals so that the grand final date is not altered and this was introduced in 1994."
"We will continue to have a replay if we have a drawn grand final."
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