AussieRulesBlog seriously needed a live footy ‘fix’, so along with 28,000 others we rolled along to Docklands last night. We were also keen to see the AFL’s new experimental ruck rule in action for the first time.
As befits the first halfway-decent competitive hitout of the year, the footy was, mostly, pretty uninspiring. The experimental rule for boundary ruck contests was, in contrast, simply fantastic!
On a couple of occasions ruckmen forgot and touched before the ball was launched, but instant free kicks served their purpose.
The AFL can keep their video technology in a box at the back of their shed, but, as far as we’re concerned, they can implement this boundary ruck contest rule for the home and away season right now! Three ‘games’ last night should have everybody convinced this is a winner.
And isn’t it great to have footy back!
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