and a behind (1 pt.). (Dylan Burns/AFL Photos)What’s wrong with a drop punt?For possibly the first time in the history of the competition, the AFL faces a live decision on which state should host the grand final, and its traditional home – Victoria – is just about the only location that can be ruled out.Sydney’s two teams will soon join the AFL’s COVID-19 exodus as they prepare for the prospect of spending the rest of this season away from home.Tonight’s first game of Round 9, which starts an unbroken run of games over the next three weeks, should be a close encounter and may possibly add to the 19 games played so far that have finished with a single-figure margin between the two combatants.The new interpretation of holding the ball is punishing ball winners, with some players just getting the ball before being pinged for holding the ball, which goes against the flow of the game, which is aimed at rewarding ball winners.St Kilda coach Brett Ratten said something similar when he spoke after the Saints’ 23-point win over the Crows in Round 7, saying that while his team would adjust to the holding the ball rule quickly if the rule gets tougher and the umpires are on the lookout for it.Consistency is the key with any rule change, something the AFL sometimes has difficulty with and umpires have had an even harder time with. and a behind (1 pt.). American football also has a field goal worth three points – where a teammate holds the ball and the ball is kicked from the ground. Until 1870, rugby was played with a near spherical ball with an inner-tube made of a pig's bladder. American football also has a field goal worth three points – where a teammate holds the ball and the ball is kicked from the ground.
There is more drag on a rugby ball traveling at the same velocity as football. Well, we guess if you’re South African – your favourite, like ours, is rugby – Go Bokke!Rugby does not have an equivalent to American football’s two-point conversion in which the scoring team does not kick at goal but tries for a second touchdown from short range. well one major difference is the type of leather an AFL ball uses. If a ball carrier is tackled in their own end zone (in-goal area) with the ball or steps out the back of the end zone with the ball, this results in a safety – which scores 2 points for the opposing team.In Aussie Rules, there are two types of scores, a goal (6 pts.) Goals can only be scored when a player from the attacking team kicks the ball.At first glance American football, Australian Rules football and rugby all seem very similar, but when one gets down to playing them, they are very different sports. American football has one further method of scoring which does not exist in rugby.
That’s not how we want to play the game.”After Alastair Clarkson complained in Round 4 that there weren’t enough free kicks from tackles, holding the ball decisions increased by 51.7 per cent in Round 5, according to Fox Footy.Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors.Oops!