RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace has rejected calls to limit the number of interchanges after the Sydney Swans fielded 19 players for the second time this year on Sunday.

The Swans had the extra man on the ground in the dying minutes of Sunday’s draw against North Melbourne.

“We haven’t had any issue with it - we’ve had over 80 [interchanges per game] the last few weeks and we haven’t had any problems with blokes coming on and off the ground or having too many guys on the ground,” he said.

“I don’t think there is any reason why we should be doing anything but obviously the AFL will look at the circumstances behind the situation on the weekend and make their own decisions.”

Wallace said he could sympathise with North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley, who may have had four points rather than two if not for the Swans’ error.

“Clearly if you were in the Kangaroos’ corner you’d be disappointed that the 19th bloke is getting a touch of the ball and impacting the game. I know if it was us I’d be very disappointed and I would go to our management and ask questions about what could be done,” he said.

“I think Dean would have every right to ask questions.”

Wallace said the football world would be watching closely to see what, if any action, the AFL would take.

“It is an interesting one and whatever happens will be setting a precedent for the future,” he said.

“I would think you would want to set a reasonably strong stance on it. If it is a couple of grand fine and the game’s a draw, why wouldn’t you throw an extra one out there?”

Wallace said the increased rotations had made the game more entertaining and competitive.

“From a spectacle point of view I sit back and say we have more spectacular things happen late in games. The tackle intensity of the last five minutes of our game against Hawthorn would not have been possible once upon a time because players were tired at that stage,” he said.