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Cibbuano'Post-it' interchange system to go
May 28th 2008 02:11
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson is expected to announce a more sophisticated system of recording interchange movements as early as today.
It is believed Anderson will advise clubs the AFL will adopt the computer system employed by Champion Data, the league's official stats provider.
Anderson said he still was reviewing the system and working through feedback to see if notification in writing is still necessary.
"I'm reviewing the procedure from the weekend which, on the whole, operated a lot more cleanly," he said.
"I'm collecting information from the interchange stewards, the clubs and the coaches. I'm not ruling out the possibility of new ways of improving it further."
It is understood AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou called for change after several embarassing errors during the first week of the new interchange rules.
West Coast was wrongly penalised for an interchange breach during their 50-point win over Adelaide, and at one point in Friday night's MCG game between Geelong and Collingwood, there were seven players off the field as the paperwork was completed.
Currently interchange movements are recorded on "post it" notes.
The proposed alternative would have Champion Data log changes by sight - as it has done for media outlets in the past.
The interchange stewards would have immediate access to the data at ground level.
It is believed Anderson will advise clubs the AFL will adopt the computer system employed by Champion Data, the league's official stats provider.
Anderson said he still was reviewing the system and working through feedback to see if notification in writing is still necessary.
"I'm reviewing the procedure from the weekend which, on the whole, operated a lot more cleanly," he said.
"I'm collecting information from the interchange stewards, the clubs and the coaches. I'm not ruling out the possibility of new ways of improving it further."
It is understood AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou called for change after several embarassing errors during the first week of the new interchange rules.
West Coast was wrongly penalised for an interchange breach during their 50-point win over Adelaide, and at one point in Friday night's MCG game between Geelong and Collingwood, there were seven players off the field as the paperwork was completed.
Currently interchange movements are recorded on "post it" notes.
The proposed alternative would have Champion Data log changes by sight - as it has done for media outlets in the past.
The interchange stewards would have immediate access to the data at ground level.
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