A Simple Solution To Deliberately Rushed Behinds
February 11th 2009 12:50
In rugby, if a player intercepts the ball and is tackled over the scoring line, he wins the ball. But if he was tackled over the line while his team was in possession, it is a turnover.
In the NFL, if you cannot pass your scoring line (and therefore enter the field of play) following the opposition's possession, you still retain the ball. However, if you cannot pass that line on your own possession, you concede two points and turn possession over.
The AFL should simply adopt such a system. If a defender rushes a behind directly from a turnover, let him kick it out as usual. However, if he rushes it and the last disposal was a teammate's, then award a free kick.
This eliminates any need for the umpire to determine whether or not the rushed behind was deliberate, and punishes the real offender here - errant disposal on the last line of defence.
So simple. So sensible.
With thanks to Doug, the one-man think tank.
In the NFL, if you cannot pass your scoring line (and therefore enter the field of play) following the opposition's possession, you still retain the ball. However, if you cannot pass that line on your own possession, you concede two points and turn possession over.
The AFL should simply adopt such a system. If a defender rushes a behind directly from a turnover, let him kick it out as usual. However, if he rushes it and the last disposal was a teammate's, then award a free kick.
This eliminates any need for the umpire to determine whether or not the rushed behind was deliberate, and punishes the real offender here - errant disposal on the last line of defence.
So simple. So sensible.
With thanks to Doug, the one-man think tank.
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