To leave the game alone now will be to leave it to ruin
Coaches now instruct players to close down space, pressure the opposition, restrict ball movement, force mistakes. As is always the case when the AFL implements rule changes, many within the football community have united to plead to the league to leave the game alone. They are sick of the game’s law makers tinkering, or as they see it, tampering with the game. Said Collingwood forward Mason Cox: “Any chance we could keep the rules the same for once? He added: “Every year, there are more changes...