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CibbuanoTigers to work with the AFL
May 19th 2008 04:55
RICHMOND will work with the AFL in the next few days in a bid to try and come up with a better solution for the AFL’s new interchange system according to football director Greg Miller.
The AFL tried out new interchange rules at the weekend but received negative feedback from several coaches, including Richmond coach Terry Wallace.
The new system will officially kick in this week when umpires – alerted to breaches via interchange stewards – will be able to penalise teams who infringe upon the new laws.
Several sides struggled to adjust to the new system which involves sides writing down each interchange made with a club and AFL steward verifying each swap made on the bench.
Speaking on SEN radio, Miller said that in today's modern age “there’s got to be a better way” to deal with the interchanges than the new measures.
“We’re using technology all over the place, and here we have little bits of paper and everything to help hold players back … by the jumpers so they don’t go on the ground until the paperwork’s completed”
“I think that common sense will prevail here and we’ll have to have a chance to talk to the AFL about it.”
The AFL tried out new interchange rules at the weekend but received negative feedback from several coaches, including Richmond coach Terry Wallace.
The new system will officially kick in this week when umpires – alerted to breaches via interchange stewards – will be able to penalise teams who infringe upon the new laws.
Several sides struggled to adjust to the new system which involves sides writing down each interchange made with a club and AFL steward verifying each swap made on the bench.
Speaking on SEN radio, Miller said that in today's modern age “there’s got to be a better way” to deal with the interchanges than the new measures.
“We’re using technology all over the place, and here we have little bits of paper and everything to help hold players back … by the jumpers so they don’t go on the ground until the paperwork’s completed”
“I think that common sense will prevail here and we’ll have to have a chance to talk to the AFL about it.”
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