THE 'hands in the back' issue has been a hot topic since the new interpretation was introduced this season, but the law is now contradictory, particularly since Mark McVeigh's outstanding mark last round.

From my personal point of view, I would hate to see McVeigh's mark outlawed.

If a player uses his hands to elevate himself to take a screamer, then I think it's great for our game. It's a wonderful spectacle.

I would like to see McVeigh's mark paid, but from another point of view I think the 'hands in the back' rule is great.

People then might say: 'Players are going to fly for a mark all of the time'. But when players have flown for a mark in previous years and not got near the ball, most of the time a free kick has been awarded.

Over the pre-season we spoke about the 'hands in the back' rule and we actually trained for it. We knew we could use our forearm, but we also knew that any hands in the back needed to be cut from our play and we practiced for this rule.

I think we'd all hate to see the screamer go out of the game due to innocuous contact with the hands.

We would hate to see Russell Robertson or Brett Burton, players of that ilk, not fly for their marks and use their hands, ever so slightly, for elevation.

People involved with football are all somewhat confused now.

In the pre-season we saw a DVD regarding the 'hands in the back' rule. It highlighted Nathan Buckley's great mark taken against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium last year. The DVD said the mark wouldn't be paid this season.

It now seems there is a grey area in the rule and there is some lenience in the interpretation. You can't usually be too lenient in rules, but in this circumstance I think you can be, due to the way players are taking their marks.

From a spectator's point of view, they come to the footy to see the types of marks McVeigh took last weekend.

Reflecting on last Sunday's match, it was another disappointing performance from our boys, but Geelong was right on top of its game. The Cats simply played four quarter footy.

I had a different role, due to David Neitz and Russell Robertson being sidelined, and I pushed forward at the start of the second quarter. I remained there for the rest of the game and was fortunate enough to kick four goals.

People might be wondering where I'm going to play on Sunday, but I really don't know at this stage. I could be back in the midfield or remain up forward for the next month. I'm not sure what the coach is thinking in relation to that.

Looking ahead to Sunday's clash against Fremantle, it will be a huge match, as both teams desperately need a win. We're both 0-3, so it should be a ripsnorter.

We're playing at our home ground, Fremantle is coming off its derby and the Dockers will be tired and sore from that clash. Freo has also had its off-field issues to contend with during the week, so it should be a great contest.