Footy - Evolved better or worse ??

[Mark from Brisbane]

Been watching actively since the 70’s and have seen lots of changes.

Change always happens and we need to accept that this is a part of all sport.

For me there’s two things I hate about the game that I’d love to see revert to older ways.

The “ wrestle” , hate every minute of it as how it’s changed the dynamics of the game.

Slow motion replays , which has led to the bunker ( enough said).

There’s obviously more that annoys me but those are the two biggest!

 

[Captain Moondog]

Slow motion replays , which has led to the bunker ( enough said).

That's got to be my biggest hate. Go back to one ref, two touchies.

 

[mave]

Slower ruck speed would allow only 1 ref to be required, just saying

 

[The Who]

Last night's match reminded me of another thing I despise in the modern game:
Trainers putting two fingers in the air to instruct their captain to take a penalty goal attempt!
How demeaning for the captain. Is he that dumb that he needs to be told what to do on the field?
It's cringeworthy and just another blight on the sport.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Worse. Too many financial influences and prejudices destroying the fabric of the game. Outcomes too frequently affected by poor refereeing decisions even those from the bunker which should have reduced errors. Wrestling is a blight on the game and is destroying it. The third man into a tackle should be outlawed unless in the in goal. The dominant tackle rule is a nonsense and just encourages wrestling and slowing down the play. Fatigue needs to play a bigger part in the game and the number of interchanges should be significantly reduced.

 

[Bearfax]

I have difficulty putting my finger on why I think the game was better in the past. I remember looking forward to watching personalities like Fred Yakich, the skilful play of Mal Reilly, Pogo Morgan, Billy Bradstreet, Batty, Eadie, Fulton, Irvine, Hannigan, Blake, Martin, Jonny Gibbs, Ron Gibbs, Shearer, Gartner, the three amigos Kosef, Menzies and Danny Gartner, O'Connor, Krillich, Herman Hamilton, Vautin, Cochrane, Toovey and Hasler, Roberts, Tezza Hill, Randall, Cleal etc etc. I miss them. There was a closeness that said they were Manly. On the Hill you could almost hear them snarl. My feeling is there is lost personality. The Trbojevics have it. DCE too and maybe some of the young players coming through will bring it back. But for quite some time I couldn't associate the team or club with those greats of the past. The magic was lost. Hopefully Hasler will recover it.