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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 276013"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Monkeypigeon @ Aug 26 2009, 10:56 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=409478" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>I do see where you're coming from but I'd just be afriad that it would slow down the game too much, and might destroy the kicking game all together which taks us to another extreme where the ball goes from left to right all day with very little chance of anyone kicking.</p><p></p><p>I still think the way to go would be to introduce an offside radius around the catcher of 15/20 metres so the attacking team gets 15/20 metres free and builds up a head of steam.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>We already have a 10m Law, and that extends in a line across the field. The radius idea of yours is not new; its what the Law used to say; it was called the "10m circle". The trouble with that was that players would kick down the middle, then send runners left and right, outside the 10m circle so cutting off any possibility of a lateral passing movement getting started. This left the catcher no option but to run up the middle of the field, where the rest of the defence was waiting. That's why the 10m Law was changed from a circle to a line across the field in the 1990's.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps increasing the 10m offside Law to 20m might help, but it still wont solve the problem of the continuous kicking back and forth, because that Law only applies to players ahead of the kick. Onside chasers will still be able to run up and mow down the catcher. Its a series of tactics that is ruining the game right now.</p><p></p><p>By allowing players to mark the ball anywhere in their own half, you encourage the kicker to kick the ball accurately rather than mindlessly.</p><p></p><p>for example;</p><p></p><p>► The wipers kick to touch</p><p>► The chip over the defence</p><p>► Kicking the ball into open spaces</p><p>► Kicking at a lower trajectory and to a lower height so that catchers cant get to the ball to mark it.</p><p></p><p>If you want to kick a bomb, then your onside chasers can't just get up there to knock the catcher over, they have to try to prevent a mark from being taken (just like they have to currently if the ball is alighting in the 22), so they will need to compete in the air for the ball.</p><p></p><p>This will not suppress all kicking from the game, just the mindless and directionless ones.</p><p></p><p>One of the possible consequences of this change might be that the receiving team may drop extra players back to have the kick covered, i.e. to make sure that any kick is marked. All the better, those players have to come from somewhere, so the more players they drop back, the greater chance the ball carrying team has of creating a line-break with the lower number of defensive players in their faces.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 276013"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Monkeypigeon @ Aug 26 2009, 10:56 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=409478']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I do see where you're coming from but I'd just be afriad that it would slow down the game too much, and might destroy the kicking game all together which taks us to another extreme where the ball goes from left to right all day with very little chance of anyone kicking. I still think the way to go would be to introduce an offside radius around the catcher of 15/20 metres so the attacking team gets 15/20 metres free and builds up a head of steam. [/b][/quote] We already have a 10m Law, and that extends in a line across the field. The radius idea of yours is not new; its what the Law used to say; it was called the "10m circle". The trouble with that was that players would kick down the middle, then send runners left and right, outside the 10m circle so cutting off any possibility of a lateral passing movement getting started. This left the catcher no option but to run up the middle of the field, where the rest of the defence was waiting. That's why the 10m Law was changed from a circle to a line across the field in the 1990's. Perhaps increasing the 10m offside Law to 20m might help, but it still wont solve the problem of the continuous kicking back and forth, because that Law only applies to players ahead of the kick. Onside chasers will still be able to run up and mow down the catcher. Its a series of tactics that is ruining the game right now. By allowing players to mark the ball anywhere in their own half, you encourage the kicker to kick the ball accurately rather than mindlessly. for example; ► The wipers kick to touch ► The chip over the defence ► Kicking the ball into open spaces ► Kicking at a lower trajectory and to a lower height so that catchers cant get to the ball to mark it. If you want to kick a bomb, then your onside chasers can't just get up there to knock the catcher over, they have to try to prevent a mark from being taken (just like they have to currently if the ball is alighting in the 22), so they will need to compete in the air for the ball. This will not suppress all kicking from the game, just the mindless and directionless ones. One of the possible consequences of this change might be that the receiving team may drop extra players back to have the kick covered, i.e. to make sure that any kick is marked. All the better, those players have to come from somewhere, so the more players they drop back, the greater chance the ball carrying team has of creating a line-break with the lower number of defensive players in their faces. [/QUOTE]
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