The AFL this afternoon confirmed what had been in the works for some time: A number of rule changes for the 2019 season.
And although the almost universally-unpopular long goalsquare wasn’t among the list of tweaks, the new rules were met with plenty of criticism from the get-go.
Adelaide’s Brodie Smith was wondering about the same rule, indicating teammate Rory Laird may rack up even more disposal stats than he already does.
Brisbane young gun Cam Rayner wasn’t quite as jovial in his tone upon learning of the changes.
And away from the players, the league’s fans didn’t quite roll out the social media welcome mat for the list of tweaks.