Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge blasts the AFL over changing its guidelines around tackling, believing the league's decision-makers have reacted to media criticism.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has blasted the AFL over changing its guidelines around tackling, believing the league's decision-makers have reacted to media criticism.Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says the AFL has made the change in response to media pressureOn Tuesday, the AFL issued a warning that
players would no longer be rewarded with free kicks when they ducked or shrugged their heads in tacklesIt came after heated debate surrounding young Collingwood dynamo Jack Ginnivan and whether he was being umpired differently to other players."My point of view is let's not change the game and the interpretations that's been there forever," he said.
"The reason why [Geelong captain] Joel Selwood gets a lot of head-high free kicks is because he's probably the hardest at the football, a loose ball and at a contest in the competition, so he's rewarded for it.
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