Melees: flying the flag, or a waste of time and money?
May 25, 2016 9:56 PM
THE AFL would prefer melees to stop rather than be fining players.
Not only could the Match Review Panel use the time it spends sorting out who incurs fines more productively but, with discipline, it's a cost players could avoid.
It's why clubs were asked last week to remind players that melees should be avoided because they were wasting everyone's time and money. But melees continued in round nine, and the fines reached record levels.
It all begs the question: what purpose does engaging in a melee serve clubs, players and the game.
The reality is that flying the flag under the one-in all-in ethos has become a pantomime that no longer serves any purpose.
Geelong coach Chris Scott threw his balanced eye over the issue on AFL 360 when discussing Port Adelaide defender Tom Jonas' hit on West Coast's Andrew Gaff.
Weiterlesen ..."Where we seem a little confused is what should happen next. If West Coast didn’t remonstrate at all, they would have been heavily criticised," Scott said. "That [Jonas hit] just looks terrible, so there needs to be a reaction.
Quelle: A fine melee mess
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