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<blockquote data-quote="Zambaman" data-source="post: 276309"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Aug 29 2009, 11:16 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=409718" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Obviously you cannot read.</p><p></p><p>No one has suggested that.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>On the contrary, your first suggestion of allowing players to take a mark anywhere in their own half will promote that style of play. Teams that are strong in the air will target players that are not and will find themselves with free-kicks close to half-way. Free Kicks that can be turned into attempted drop goals if the catcher is strong at kicking ala some of the South African backs. Additionally, your second suggestion will have no effect on that situation but will be over punitive on players looking for touch but coming up short. The end result will be teams exploiting marks for ground position and an AFL style game occurring against team with weaker aerial games. Further there'll be more of the rubbish grubber kicks that occur frequently enough as is.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Zambaman, post: 276309"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Aug 29 2009, 11:16 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=409718']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Obviously you cannot read. No one has suggested that. [/b][/quote] On the contrary, your first suggestion of allowing players to take a mark anywhere in their own half will promote that style of play. Teams that are strong in the air will target players that are not and will find themselves with free-kicks close to half-way. Free Kicks that can be turned into attempted drop goals if the catcher is strong at kicking ala some of the South African backs. Additionally, your second suggestion will have no effect on that situation but will be over punitive on players looking for touch but coming up short. The end result will be teams exploiting marks for ground position and an AFL style game occurring against team with weaker aerial games. Further there'll be more of the rubbish grubber kicks that occur frequently enough as is. [/QUOTE]
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