As for only a handball game, the league already tried something like that when I was a little kid in the early 1980's. I think it was in an indoor sports centre like for netball or indoor cricket centres and channel 7 showed it during their old World of Sport tv show. It might have been at some overall sports exhibition event. Too long ago to remember what the context of it was but it probably was a one off day in summer. But I do remember seeing it on channel 7.
I wish that International Rules Football between Australia & Ireland could return in the not too distant future. That was a cool alternative way of combining both footy and Gaelic football that was great to watch.
I don't think kicking should be removed, they should adapt the rules to be similar to AFL 9's where you cant kick across two thirds, have only the forwards allowed to score, and they can only score in the forward third, making sure that there has to be some action in the middle if the ball is changing ends.
I'd bring it back but get rid of the stupid confusion of 20 point goals and stupid shit like that and have the AFL clubs participate instead of generic made up teams like the rampage and shitty mixed teams like that. Just do what they did in year one of aflx and yeh it could work
For a long time I had this ridiculous idea for a pre season competition concept. A concept that combines the elements of Lighting/X and regular rules all in it. But keeping it simple and quick. Phase 1: All teams are split into 2 groups in one location at a time. 9 teams per group play in a mini round robin tournament, each match consists of twenty minutes with two ten minute halves. The rules, no time on the clock keeps running unless if a goal is kicked or in case of an injury, play on if the ball is kicked and marked toward the opposition goal end, 9 points for a goal is kicked outside the 50 metre arc and 15 seconds on the goal shot clock. The group tournaments keeps going until all teams have played each other once and the winner is determined by total points combined accumulated by the team after each game aggregate. The winning team receives a trophy commemorating the 1940 Patriotic Premiership won by St Kilda (The Saints first ever premiership of any kind in its history). Phase 2: The two champions teams from each group face off the following week in a regular rules game to determine the undisputed pre season champions. In which regular rules apply. The winning team gets the pre season cup (like the old NAB Cup which was a nice looking trophy) and the best on ground gets awarded the Michael Tuck Medal.
@@mattn1 That's right. For example Group A could play in Perth & Group B in Adelaide. And then the final match is played in Melbourne or something. And also it could serve as a grand opportunity to not only shake off competitive rust accumulated over off season, but for teams to test out its new draftees and new recruits. And also get a glimpse on up to 8 opposition team's strategies and new players as well. Hell even in the second week, it could also serve as an opportunity to have an All-Stars game or State of Origin match consisting of teams that don't qualify for the championship match. One game I would love AFL to do is like a Community Shield match with say the reigning premier or runner up vs the reigning minor premier or 2nd place on the ladder of the previous season depending on circumstances in the tournaments. Really give the chance for pre season to be the rocket that launches the AFL Season into orbit with a bang.
@@mattn1 Boring practice matches with nothing to play for. You'd watch videos of the old matches and Grand Finals of night premierships and the crowds were excellent. You look at 1996 for example, when the Saints won the Ansett Cup, the fans went absolutely nuts that night, its first piece of silverware in 30 years at that point. To them it was like if the team won the day premiership. That feeling, it wasn't the real thing, but it was something to be proud of. Some people call it the Mickey Mouse Cup, I like to call it opportunity.
Making the balls heavier would fix the aerial ping-pong problem. It obviously means players wouldn't be able to kick the ball as far. I've also always thought players should be able to pass the ball rugby-style, too, in standard AFL. Why is punching or tapping the ball a sacred cow? The rule is unnecessary, imo.
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As for only a handball game, the league already tried something like that when I was a little kid in the early 1980's.
I think it was in an indoor sports centre like for netball or indoor cricket centres and channel 7 showed it during their old World of Sport tv show. It might have been at some overall sports exhibition event. Too long ago to remember what the context of it was but it probably was a one off day in summer. But I do remember seeing it on channel 7.
I’d be keen to see that
This is something that we would normally do at footy training
I reckon it’d be good fun
@mattn1 yeah it is
@@mattn1 I've been playing a summer competition of AFL 9's which is quite similar, it's a really well made fast moving game.
I wish that International Rules Football between Australia & Ireland could return in the not too distant future. That was a cool alternative way of combining both footy and Gaelic football that was great to watch.
Yep, loved international rules
I don't think kicking should be removed, they should adapt the rules to be similar to AFL 9's where you cant kick across two thirds, have only the forwards allowed to score, and they can only score in the forward third, making sure that there has to be some action in the middle if the ball is changing ends.
I'd bring it back but get rid of the stupid confusion of 20 point goals and stupid shit like that and have the AFL clubs participate instead of generic made up teams like the rampage and shitty mixed teams like that. Just do what they did in year one of aflx and yeh it could work
For a long time I had this ridiculous idea for a pre season competition concept. A concept that combines the elements of Lighting/X and regular rules all in it. But keeping it simple and quick.
Phase 1: All teams are split into 2 groups in one location at a time. 9 teams per group play in a mini round robin tournament, each match consists of twenty minutes with two ten minute halves. The rules, no time on the clock keeps running unless if a goal is kicked or in case of an injury, play on if the ball is kicked and marked toward the opposition goal end, 9 points for a goal is kicked outside the 50 metre arc and 15 seconds on the goal shot clock. The group tournaments keeps going until all teams have played each other once and the winner is determined by total points combined accumulated by the team after each game aggregate. The winning team receives a trophy commemorating the 1940 Patriotic Premiership won by St Kilda (The Saints first ever premiership of any kind in its history).
Phase 2: The two champions teams from each group face off the following week in a regular rules game to determine the undisputed pre season champions. In which regular rules apply. The winning team gets the pre season cup (like the old NAB Cup which was a nice looking trophy) and the best on ground gets awarded the Michael Tuck Medal.
I could actually see something like that working, the group stages would be like mini gather rounds as well
@@mattn1 That's right. For example Group A could play in Perth & Group B in Adelaide. And then the final match is played in Melbourne or something. And also it could serve as a grand opportunity to not only shake off competitive rust accumulated over off season, but for teams to test out its new draftees and new recruits. And also get a glimpse on up to 8 opposition team's strategies and new players as well.
Hell even in the second week, it could also serve as an opportunity to have an All-Stars game or State of Origin match consisting of teams that don't qualify for the championship match. One game I would love AFL to do is like a Community Shield match with say the reigning premier or runner up vs the reigning minor premier or 2nd place on the ladder of the previous season depending on circumstances in the tournaments. Really give the chance for pre season to be the rocket that launches the AFL Season into orbit with a bang.
@thequartersfooty yeah I do miss the old nab cup format, it’s a bit of fun to have something to play for in the pre-season
@@mattn1 Boring practice matches with nothing to play for. You'd watch videos of the old matches and Grand Finals of night premierships and the crowds were excellent. You look at 1996 for example, when the Saints won the Ansett Cup, the fans went absolutely nuts that night, its first piece of silverware in 30 years at that point. To them it was like if the team won the day premiership. That feeling, it wasn't the real thing, but it was something to be proud of. Some people call it the Mickey Mouse Cup, I like to call it opportunity.
@thequartersfooty As a Freo supporter, when we made the nab cup prelim in 2010 it was about the closest we’d got to an actual grand final 😂
I remember watching Aflx,it wasn't bad to watch
So basically your proposed suggestion is Wheelchair footy.
I play that and it’s really fun and I bet that would be really fun too!
Yeah it’s a similar concept
So do you score with your hands too?
Yep
Can’t they do AFLX every 4 years like the World Cup or the Olympics
Making the balls heavier would fix the aerial ping-pong problem. It obviously means players wouldn't be able to kick the ball as far. I've also always thought players should be able to pass the ball rugby-style, too, in standard AFL. Why is punching or tapping the ball a sacred cow? The rule is unnecessary, imo.