Should the 50m penalty be reconsidered?

Discussion in 'Aussie Rules Football Discussion' started by Sultan Pepper, Apr 17, 2013.

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  1. Keep them exactly the same and have umpires hand them out as they wish

    1 vote(s)
    5.9%

  2. Keep the rule as is, just tell umpires to settle down

    5 vote(s)
    29.4%

  3. bring in a shorter penalty for trivial things, keep the 50 for cuntish behaviour

    4 vote(s)
    23.5%

  4. shorten the 50 to 15-25m for all penalties

    2 vote(s)
    11.8%

  5. whatever skippos thinks

    5 vote(s)
    29.4%
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  1. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Was reading an article this morning claiming that the 50m penalty really needs reconsidering as it is too harsh a penalty for some of the infringements it is issued for. Especially this season as umpires have apparently been encouraged to issue 50m penalties where necessary to take control of the game.

    Was reading that the old rule was a 15m penalty, but was changed when cunning devils like Sheedy realised 15m was a small price to pay for belting a bloke late when he took a mark and it also gave the defensive team more time to get set.


    A 50m penalty for something like not hearing the umpires whistle or running too close to a bloke who's taken a mark does strike me as pretty harsh, expecially at grounds like the SCG.

    What do you guys reckon? One solution offered was to perhaps bring in a lesser 15-25m penalty for the more trivial infringements and save the 50 serious offenses.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Apr 17, 2013
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  2. Mousey AJ Son

    Exactly what you said at the bottom. Shit like running too close to the bloke with the ball after a mark needs to go back down to 15m until it becomes a tactic
     
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    Mousey, Apr 17, 2013
    #2

  3. Harps ZAF MacDonald

    Trivial things to become 15m penalties, more cuntish things to remain at 50.
     
    Harps, Apr 17, 2013
    #3

  4. Mousey AJ Son

    Love the ITO :laugh:
     
    Mousey, Apr 17, 2013
    #4

  5. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Either stop paying the pointless running through the mark ones or make them 15m penalties.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  6. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    Would prefer 15m, but todays coaches would exploit it too.
     
    PaulFromOz, Apr 17, 2013
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  7. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Yeah it would only be a matter of weeks before they were all onto it. Could be a case of sides being warned/penalised the 15m for the first two, then the full 50 given thereafter.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Apr 17, 2013
    #7

  8. Mousey AJ Son

    Don't mind that actually. Two 15m then 50m...
     
    Mousey, Apr 17, 2013
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  9. Storer BA Storer

    All infringements to be 25m.
     
    Storer, Apr 17, 2013
    #9

  10. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    I know I'd be inclined to belt a few cunts late after they'd taken a mark if this was the case.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Apr 17, 2013
    #10

  11. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Was watching AFL 360 last night and they reckon Bob Murphy got pinged because he put his hands up as he was running through the mark.

    Pretty stupid as that's what 90% of players do to show that they're not trying to impede the kicker.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
    #11

  12. Shagger PW Adams

    just leave how it is.
     
    Shagger, Apr 17, 2013
    #12

  13. Shagger PW Adams

    wouldn't he still get pinged for running through the mark anyway?
     
    Shagger, Apr 17, 2013
    #13

  14. Harps ZAF MacDonald

    Shouldn't do that. It draws attention to yourself.
     
    Harps, Apr 17, 2013
    #14

  15. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Nope, rule was changed over the off-season that if you run through with your hands up you're considered a distraction but if you just keep running you're all good. Most players didn't know this though.
    Players are going to have to adapt to it. I did it at least 3 or 4 times on the weekend myself without a second thought.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  16. Shagger PW Adams

    that's shit. Didn't know that.
     
    Shagger, Apr 17, 2013
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  17. Storer BA Storer

    You get reported for doing that these days, anyway.
     
    Storer, Apr 17, 2013
    #17

  18. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Exactly why it's a shit rule. Nobody knows about it. :laugh:

    @Shagger
     
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    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  19. MightyPies DA Alessi

    Keep it the way it is. Once you introduce another rule (15m Penalty) it will just confuse the umpires and cause an uproar. "Why did he give incident x a 15m penalty when he gave incident y a 50m penalty"
     
    MightyPies, Apr 17, 2013
    #19

  20. Storer BA Storer

    Game is full of bullshit calls/decisions as it is, tbf.
     
    Storer, Apr 17, 2013
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