The 2016 home-and-away season started off with a bang of high scores, but ended with a whimper
read more The final rounds of 2016 were the lowest scoring in several years
rule changes
The goals are no longer back in town
Goals are extremely good and cool, but it looks like efforts to increase scoring have faltered
Goals are good and cool
The Arc has a firm pro-goals policy, so we were happy to see that average scores seemed to be up a little in the early rounds of the season. The increase seems to have endured – at the seven round mark, scores are notably higher than they were last year. It looks like the rule changes – reduced interchange cap, tighter deliberate out of bounds interpretation – are working. The league has also tried to reduce stoppages, and it’s succeeding there as well. Footy this year is more attractive, more open, with more scoring and less congestion. There has never been a more exciting time to be a footy fan.
The AFL gets what it wants, but then changes its mind.
The AFL changes the rules to change the game, but sometimes it changes its mind.
read more The AFL gets what it wants, but then changes its mind.
The goals are back in town.
Goals are extremely good and cool, and they’re coming back into fashion.
The AFL is trying to reduce stoppages. It’s succeeding.
Along with most sensible people, the AFL would like to see fewer ugly stoppages and less of the grinding, Ross Lyon-y tedium that has spread through the league like a malicious spreading thing in recent years. They’re doing something about it.
read more The AFL is trying to reduce stoppages. It’s succeeding.