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Has Steve Hocking's departure left the AFL in "no man's land"? By 2021-07-11T16:10+10:00 Kane Cornes believes the AFL has to re-think rule changes that were brought in to increase scoring. Former AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking brought in a variety of rule including the ‘stand rule’, reduced interchange and the ‘6-6-6 rule’ to increase scoring, but Cornes believes they’re “not working” at the present. With Hocking taking up the Geelong CEO job prior to next season, Cornes says he would have liked him to stay in his former job due to the significant changes he made to...

The AFL is searching for a new football operations boss after Steve Hocking quit his post to return to Geelong as a replacement for outgoing chief executive Brian Cook. Hocking will finish up at the league on Thursday and start his new position with the Cats in October. Andrew Dillon, the league's legal counsel, will take on Hocking's key AFL role in an interim capacity. Editor's Picks 17hESPN staff AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan hopes to appoint a replacement for Hocking before the end of the season, with former North Melbourne coach and current league employee Brad Scott regarded as a...

Hocking's exit will open a key role at the AFL in a critical time, given the challenges that COVID-19 is throwing at the game. The AFL has confirmed that Hocking will leave the role this week. He will take a break before taking up his role at Geelong. Hocking began his playing career at the Cats in 1984 and went on to feature in 199 games, including the 1989 and 1994 grand finals. AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking. (Getty) Geelong president Craig Drummond highlighted Hocking's top-class administrative calibre. "Steve Hocking's deep football and commercial experience is the perfect co...

AFL full of hypocrisy and mixed messages on concussion A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The AFL is in over their head when it comes to how to handle the issue of high contact and concussion. Steven Hocking, the head of football operations, has thus far proven inept at finding and communicating a clear path through an infinitely complex subject matter. Mixed messages from AFL House are nothing new, and it is normally never more apparent than when dealing with decisions made by the Match Review Officer, fo...

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