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The AFL reiterated its position that the new rider restrictions would not be changed, although Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson said he was in the dark.
The four-time PM coach said AFL.com.au last week, he was not going to be heard on the subject and "you must choose your battles".
However, Clarkson was strong on the rider's rules – particularly the "dramatic" pbadage of unlimited posts in 2018 to only goals after that year – at a coaching meeting at AFL House last Thursday and again at the SEN radio Monday.
He issued the AFL with a deadline set for Monday for more "clarity" before the first round, although League officials maintain that nothing has changed or will change with respect to the change in the rule in October.
"I do not think it's a battle that I have to fight," Clarkson said. AFL.com.au on Wednesday of last week.
"Bevo (Luke Beveridge) and" Fages "(Chris Fagan) and others are much stronger than me.
"This does not happen in any other sport in the world where a field coach can ask a coach to tell him what he should do."
Clarkson would like to see a more gradual decrease in runner usage, compared to the way swap rotations were slowly reduced as a result of a first drastic suggestion.
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"Now it's not even a problem, there are about 80 of them, and everyone seems pretty happy with it and everyone is used to it and that's what it is. Is, "he said.
"I think they should do the same thing, in my opinion, with the riders." "You have full access to riders for 40 or 50 years – longer – so bring that back to near zero (this is not the case). is not correct).
"I can not speak on behalf of the other 17 clubs, but there is hardly any message from our coach box to the runner who wants to get down.
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"We will have messages that go from the box of coaches to the players who are on the bench and we will use them, in a sense, as our runners."
Clarkson's alternative options include allowing field riders up to six times per quarter or riders with a fixed period of time to spend on the field.
AFL chief executive, Gillon McLachlan, will be attending AFL360 on Monday night, where the subject should be discussed.
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