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"I reckon the umpires are going to be ferocious on this rule early on."

Garry Lyon weighs in on 'stand' rule "outrage" By 2021-02-24T07:53+11:00 Garry Lyon and Tim Watson have given their thoughts on the footage of the AFL’s new ‘stand’ rule that appeared on social media yesterday. Footage from an Essendon intra-club game showed midfielder Kyle Langford pinged for moving a few steps to the left of the kicker while standing on the mark, resulting in a 50-metre penalty. Former players, fans and members of the media took to Twitter to voice their frustration at the new rule after seeing it in action for the first time. Seriously, what's the over/under on th...

The situation every defender is dreading in 2021 Geelong defender Lachie Henderson says some passages of play will be ‘undefendable’ under new man on the mark rules AFL by JON RALPH Premium Content Subscriber only Geelong defender Lachie Henderson says the league's new man-on-the-mark rule will make some passages of play "undefendable" and believes scoring will only increase as a result. The new rules allow the defender closest to the player who has marked a short period to decide whether to immediately retreat before being told to "stand" by the...

Why the AFL has implemented strict new man on the mark rule By 2021-02-08T10:15+11:00 AFL operations boss Steve Hocking is hoping the new man on the mark rule produces more free-flowing football during the upcoming season. Three new rule changes are being introduced for the 2021 AFL season, the most notable of which has players unable to deviate once the umpire has set a mark for an opposing player. Any breach of the strict new rule will see an immediate 50 metre penalty paid. Speaking about the new interpretation, Hocking said he wanted to see a more attractive game across the board, which...