Great rule change for Roo

[andrewg]

This will be a great rule change for Rooey if it is enforced

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

You can guarantee it will be enforced for at least 6-8 weeks so look forward to it!

[footynut]

This is a load of crap!!!
Haven't the people who say these things and write these articles ever played footy. A backman is blocked countless times a game. Coaches devise strategies to block certain defenders to isolate forwards. And last time I checked this was the AFL and not Netball.

[CURLY]

This will be a great rule change for Rooey if it is enforced

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

You can guarantee it will be enforced for at least 6-8 weeks so look forward to it!

Just means its another rule the umpires will ignore against Riewoldt to be honest.

[plugger66]

This will be a great rule change for Rooey if it is enforced

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

You can guarantee it will be enforced for at least 6-8 weeks so look forward to it!

Just means its another rule the umpires will ignore against Riewoldt to be honest.

Funny that he gets the most frees of any forward just about every year.

[Trixilver]

If anything I would have thought defenders were already limited in terms of what they're allowed to do vs any other player on the ground.

[CURLY]

This will be a great rule change for Rooey if it is enforced

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

You can guarantee it will be enforced for at least 6-8 weeks so look forward to it!

Just means its another rule the umpires will ignore against Riewoldt to be honest.

Funny that he gets the most frees of any forward just about every year.

Should get far more.

[SainterK]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

[clarky449]

Should get far more.

Riewoldt does over play alot.

[plugger66]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

Tell me that is a joke. Please dont get like Curly. He watches the game through one very small eye.

[CURLY]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

Tell me that is a joke. Please dont get like Curly. He watches the game through one very small eye.

Very unbiased Roo rarely if ever plays from behind jumps early marks high. Defenders just either run in his path, tunnel him or chop his arms and head.

[plugger66]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

Tell me that is a joke. Please dont get like Curly. He watches the game through one very small eye.

Very unbiased Roo rarely if ever plays from behind jumps early marks high. Defenders just either run in his path, tunnel him or chop his arms and head.

Yep and he gets frees.

[whiskers3614]

When I saw thread title I thought they were going to make behinds worth 9 points!

[CURLY]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

Tell me that is a joke. Please dont get like Curly. He watches the game through one very small eye.

Yep and he gets frees.

Every now and then. Didn't get to many in the Grand Finals.

[sainter45]

Actually it should probably help our small backline. It will allow them to get a run and jump at taller opposition forwards without a block being put on them. Assuming the rule is interpreted both ways of course.

[HSVKing]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

Tell me that is a joke. Please dont get like Curly. He watches the game through one very small eye.

Riewoldt - 19 Matches - 33 Free kicks @ 1.7
Franklin - 19 Matches - 37 Free kicks @ 1.9

She's not joking.

[Thinline]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

Tell me that is a joke. Please dont get like Curly. He watches the game through one very small eye.

Riewoldt - 19 Matches - 33 Free kicks @ 1.7
Franklin - 19 Matches - 37 Free kicks @ 1.9

She's not joking.

Who earned the most?

Where was Roo on the overall list?

Curious...

[SainterK]

He used to, I think Buddy does now?

Tell me that is a joke. Please dont get like Curly. He watches the game through one very small eye.

Riewoldt - 19 Matches - 33 Free kicks @ 1.7
Franklin - 19 Matches - 37 Free kicks @ 1.9

She's not joking.

Thanks HSV, I wasn't joking...I was actually trying to be factual.

Buddy gets his fair share, but gives a way a ridiculous amount so people think he is hard done by.

[Armoooo]

Buddy does a lot more undisciplined things and tries to take the game on a lot more often so will always give away more frees, it is only recently that he has started to be awarded frees, still deserves more than he gets.

Riewoldt has always been a very clean and disciplined player, very rarely gives away free kicks but only gets 1 out of every 3 free kicks that are there... I simply think it's a case of the umpires only paying the arm slaps if they are incredibly obvious, even though a slight nudge might be the difference between him taking a mark or not I just don't think the umpires can be seen to give him 5+ free kicks a game.