Essendon coach Brad Scott has urged the AFL to permit golf equipment to choose 23-player groups moderately than itemizing 22 and naming a substitute from their emergencies.
The substitute was this season adjusted from being a medical to a tactical change.
Clubs both should drop a participant to their emergencies then title them because the substitute on sport day, or choose a substitute who did not play the earlier week.
Essendon made a late change on Sunday towards GWS in dropping ex-skipper Dyson Heppell, whose kind had been beneath scrutiny, to substitute as a way to usher in ruckman Andrew Phillips.
Scott mentioned Essendon had that decision ticked off by the AFL forward of their 11.22 (88) to 11.9 (75) victory.
“To be perfectly honest, we had a situation where Phillips didn’t play last week so we didn’t have to name our sub out,” Scott mentioned.
“Whereas other teams, if you’re going to drop someone or make them the sub, you’ve got to name them as omitted and we certainly didn’t want to do that with Heppell but we felt that Heppell was the right sub for us this week.”
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick mentioned it was “farcical” the Tigers needed to title eventual substitute Trent Cotchin exterior their group towards the Western Bulldogs once they all the time deliberate to make use of him, whereas Kangaroos coach Alastair Clarkson additionally queried the “unfortunate quirk”.
Meanwhile, Geelong coach Chris Scott clarified Ollie Henry was not omitted however can be the substitute towards Hawthorn on Monday.
“Yep. It just makes sense (to be able to name 23),” former AFL common supervisor of soccer Brad Scott mentioned.
“But having worked at the AFL I know that the lawyers would hate that because they’ve got to re-write the entire rulebook because the rulebook’s written around 22 players.
“So they have to vary plenty of issues.
“But at the end of the day, it’s doable to change it and I think it’s just logical because having to name Trent Cotchin as omitted when he’s not omitted just doesn’t feel right.
“It simply creates pointless angst throughout the board.”
Scott said when he was at the AFL the league asked clubs whether they preferred five on the bench or four plus a substitute – with the majority wanting the latter, to his surprise.
Scott praised Heppell’s reaction, while stressing he was still “crucial” to Essendon despite being subbed off and on in recent weeks.
“He’s spoken to the gamers that they are the principles and we have to play to them and we wish the end result for the group and he is led the best way there,” Scott mentioned.
Scott mentioned Essendon needed to play rucks Phillips and Sam Draper collectively and preferred the flexibility as substitute of Heppell, who changed Sam Weideman (concussion) within the second quarter.
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