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The Herald Sun reports that, with five new rules, the pre-season competition will have its biggest revamp in years:
. Orange flags will signal a nine-point goal kicked from outside 50m.
. A black flag is for a deliberately rushed behind that is worth three points.
. Defenders will be able to kick the ball in immediately a behind has been signalled, rather than waiting for the goal umpire to wave the flags.
. In an effort to stop time-wasting, "play on" will be called for kicking the ball backwards to a mark, except within the forward 50m zone.
. To stop congestion at centre bounces, the square has been expanded from 45m to 50m.
AFL football operations manager Andrew Demetriou said "A lot of these rules will speed up the game and put more stress on the players. But in the Wizard Cup, we've got additional interchange players and the flexibility of having more in heat conditions."
Field umpires, who will wear orange uniforms, have also developed new signals for the nine-point goals and three-point behinds. These are a configuration of nine fingers for a nine-pointer and the "deliberate out-of-bounds" arm action for a three-pointer. Goal umpires, in turn, will raise both hands for a nine-pointer and one arm for a three-pointer.
Signals for one behind and a six-point goal remain the same, with white flags to be waved.
To keep the game flowing from kick-ins, designated ball retrievers will be stationed behind the goals to maintain a steady supply of footballs.
And to make sure there is no confusion if goals are scored in quick succession, there will be two goal umpires at each end.
All scoreboards have been adjusted to signify the new scoring system. Four columns will be used -- 9pt goals, 6pt goals, behinds (including 3pt and 1pt) and total points.
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The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Sydney coach Paul Roos has slammed the radical rule changes for the pre-season competition as "irrelevant", saying he has devoted just 10 minutes to going over them with his players.
Roos said he could not afford to take up to four weeks (if a side reaches the grand final) teaching his players a brand of play that will be redundant by March.
"From the Swans' point of view, I don't see the benefit at all of spending any time on the rules, because they're so radically different, and they're not going to be coming in," Roos said.
"I just don't see any relevance. I don't really understand why we have to have them."
"I just find it a little bit strange. The two teams that make the grand final are going to have to play a completely different game for a month. If we stayed in the competition for four weeks, it would have to, I believe, have a detrimental effect on us winning in round one."
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. Orange flags will signal a nine-point goal kicked from outside 50m.
. A black flag is for a deliberately rushed behind that is worth three points.
. Defenders will be able to kick the ball in immediately a behind has been signalled, rather than waiting for the goal umpire to wave the flags.
. In an effort to stop time-wasting, "play on" will be called for kicking the ball backwards to a mark, except within the forward 50m zone.
. To stop congestion at centre bounces, the square has been expanded from 45m to 50m.
AFL football operations manager Andrew Demetriou said "A lot of these rules will speed up the game and put more stress on the players. But in the Wizard Cup, we've got additional interchange players and the flexibility of having more in heat conditions."
Field umpires, who will wear orange uniforms, have also developed new signals for the nine-point goals and three-point behinds. These are a configuration of nine fingers for a nine-pointer and the "deliberate out-of-bounds" arm action for a three-pointer. Goal umpires, in turn, will raise both hands for a nine-pointer and one arm for a three-pointer.
Signals for one behind and a six-point goal remain the same, with white flags to be waved.
To keep the game flowing from kick-ins, designated ball retrievers will be stationed behind the goals to maintain a steady supply of footballs.
And to make sure there is no confusion if goals are scored in quick succession, there will be two goal umpires at each end.
All scoreboards have been adjusted to signify the new scoring system. Four columns will be used -- 9pt goals, 6pt goals, behinds (including 3pt and 1pt) and total points.
The full story is at
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Sydney coach Paul Roos has slammed the radical rule changes for the pre-season competition as "irrelevant", saying he has devoted just 10 minutes to going over them with his players.
Roos said he could not afford to take up to four weeks (if a side reaches the grand final) teaching his players a brand of play that will be redundant by March.
"From the Swans' point of view, I don't see the benefit at all of spending any time on the rules, because they're so radically different, and they're not going to be coming in," Roos said.
"I just don't see any relevance. I don't really understand why we have to have them."
"I just find it a little bit strange. The two teams that make the grand final are going to have to play a completely different game for a month. If we stayed in the competition for four weeks, it would have to, I believe, have a detrimental effect on us winning in round one."
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