Sanderson backs AFL rule changes

Adelaide Crows coach Brenton Sanderson talks to his players during three-quarter time break. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser

FOOTBALL'S busy rule makers have found an unlikely ally in Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson, who has gone against the grain of the coaching fraternity in encouraging the Laws of the Game Committee to continue tweaking the game.

His call comes despite the fact Adelaide will be one of the hardest hit by planned cuts to the interchange, with the Crows having to slash their rotations by almost half down to 80 against Geelong on the weekend.

The Crows averaged a league-high 152 rotations last season, followed closely by Collingwood (146) and Geelong (144).

But Sanderson said hindsight suggested early protests to rule changes were generally lost in the wind and had led to recent major improvements.

"I think there's been some great rule changes that have made the game better," Sanderson said.

"We all jumped up and down when we had the `chopping-of-the-arms' rule for the defenders, you know. Defenders all said `I'm never going to be able to defend again'.

"But that rule settled down pretty quickly; that was a good rule change.

"The circle for the ruckmen for the centre bounce was a good rule change. At the time, ruckmen said, `You're going to stop us being able to compete and we're just going to be like basketballers and stand there and jump', but that was a good rule change.

"We don't have any more PCL (posterior cruciate ligament, knee) injuries from ruckmen.

"Sometimes we say there are too many rule changes, (but) sometimes the rule changes make the game better.

"As long as we make sure they are the right rule changes and don't make five or six a year for the sake of making five or six a year."

Sanderson's support of the rule makers came as North Melbourne coach Brad Scott urged caution and Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs said he was against further changes to the ruck rules.

"If we make rule changes every time there's an evolution in the game, we'll just end up chasing our tail," Scott said.

"My great fear is that the game becomes unrecognisable in the not too distant future. I would prefer to just let things go as they are and let the game evolve naturally.

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