Pesky paperwork
May 21st 2008 08:38
Even more coaches have come out and attacked the new interchange rules. This time, Richmond's Terry Wallace says that the system is simply unnecessary.
Wallace is claiming that a simple error in player numbers could not only potentially cost a team a chance at six points, but also the match.
"It's obviously an issue. We've got to get them [the rules] right and whether we agree with everything that's put in place or not - that's the rules and you've got to play by the rules that are there," Wallace said.
"The only thing that I don't like is the situation where by people outside of the playing arena can affect the scoreboard and I think our circumstances on the weekend - we would've given away a 50-metre penalty, which would've finished in a goal, from somebody writing a 12 instead of a 21 on a sheet or paper.”
The Richmond coach also said that this system could affect the game more than the general public believe.
"I don't know whether you should have people that are not on the ground actually affecting the work that these blokes are doing on the ground and having an impact on matches - that's my only concern," Wallace said.
"They left the areas at exactly the right time, but because it was the wrong number on a sheet of paper, we would've got a goal against us, which could impact the game at the end of the day.
"I'm not sure whether Richard [Tambling] running 16 kilometres for the game and working his backside off, if somebody writing a wrong number on a sheet of paper should impact him on winning or losing a game."
"We'll play under the rules that the AFL have put in place and that's where it's at and we've all put in submissions about where we believe it should go and we haven't heard back where those submissions are at, at this point in time, but I can't see that it'll change," he said.
Richmond play Essendon at the MCG on Saturday night, when the new interchange rules will be strictly enforced.
Wallace is claiming that a simple error in player numbers could not only potentially cost a team a chance at six points, but also the match.
"It's obviously an issue. We've got to get them [the rules] right and whether we agree with everything that's put in place or not - that's the rules and you've got to play by the rules that are there," Wallace said.
"The only thing that I don't like is the situation where by people outside of the playing arena can affect the scoreboard and I think our circumstances on the weekend - we would've given away a 50-metre penalty, which would've finished in a goal, from somebody writing a 12 instead of a 21 on a sheet or paper.”
The Richmond coach also said that this system could affect the game more than the general public believe.
"I don't know whether you should have people that are not on the ground actually affecting the work that these blokes are doing on the ground and having an impact on matches - that's my only concern," Wallace said.
"They left the areas at exactly the right time, but because it was the wrong number on a sheet of paper, we would've got a goal against us, which could impact the game at the end of the day.
"I'm not sure whether Richard [Tambling] running 16 kilometres for the game and working his backside off, if somebody writing a wrong number on a sheet of paper should impact him on winning or losing a game."
"We'll play under the rules that the AFL have put in place and that's where it's at and we've all put in submissions about where we believe it should go and we haven't heard back where those submissions are at, at this point in time, but I can't see that it'll change," he said.
Richmond play Essendon at the MCG on Saturday night, when the new interchange rules will be strictly enforced.
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