The AFL rule tests in season will not fly

"If we reached the stage where a lawsuit was being proposed for one of our matches in 2018, Fremantle's position is that we would not be in favor of that."

Carlton was also open to their reluctance to participate.

We prefer not to do it, but we come quite from where they come [the AFL] but we would rather play with the rules we started playing with at the beginning of the year. Andrew, director of football operations Andrew McKay tells SEN

The vehement opposition to the testing of the rules in the AFL matches occurred while the coach from North Melbourne, Brad Scott, a member of the AFL Competition Committee, was throwing cold water on the idea. it's an extreme option, and an option that's not strongly considered, "Scott said.

"I'm not surprised at the reaction. But let's drop that one.

In yet another controversial move to the idea, St Kilda coach Alan Richardson warned the league pursuing its "games of Exhibition. "

The AFL Competition Committee recommended six rule changes specifically aimed at reducing congestion after Wednesday's meeting, but Hocking and others declined to detail the changes. that the introduction of the so-called "six-six-six" training in the center bounces next year is one of six recommendations that will need to be ratified by the executive and the commission of l & rsquo;

The Saints made various changes to the test during an AFL supervised training session at Moorabbin on Thursday.

& # 39; "Since there were so many stops and bullets because there was no opportunity" Richardson told the Web site. AFL

"Then, when the referees were really determined to throw the ball quickly, the players simply could not do it. area, so I think there will be a lot of things that the AFL will come out in terms of what it should not do as opposed to yeah, that's Is a good look for us. & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 1965 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 1965 & nbsp; That would worry me, that the Saints … [and Bulldogs] are just coming out to play an exhibition game, "said Richardson. We would do everything in our power to try to alleviate this feeling for our fans and our players. "

In trying to ease the growing fears of football fans, Kangaroo coach Scott said that any new rule would have a negligible impact on the game's appearance.

& # 39; & # 39; The mood and the impression I get is that if there are changes in the way the game is played, to the layman looking at the footy, they will not be able to say much of difference, "said Scott

. "There is a very strong opinion that the fundamentals of the game must be kept.Each option that is launched is always compared to the game's charter."

"If (a proposed rule change) does not meet 99 percent criteria of this Charter, then it is rejected. "
Scott also stated that any rule change was so negligible that it could easily be adopted.

" My personal view is that some of the The changes we talked about could be implemented next week, and that would not be a problem. "The coaches adapt very easily to them.I think the game would look fantastic, a- he says.

"This gives an indication that the changes being observed are sweeping, they're not gee this game will look like a different sport." 19659006] These are minor alternatives to try to make some These adjustments to the thing that has slipped into the game over the last 20 or 30 years, which increases congestion. & # 39;

With AAP