Click HERE to subscribe to the podcastCollingwood ruckman Darren Jolly has supported his head coach’s view that the AFL should not cap the number of rotations in season 2011.
The veteran of 183 games believes unlimited interchanges are needed to keep the pace at a high level for the duration of the match.
“Why dont they (the AFL) just leave the game alone?,” Jolly told PieCast on Magpie Radio in the round 18 episode.??
“The AFL can’t say ‘Lets speed the game up, lets speed the game up’, but only allow a certain number of rotations. You are going to have blokes burnt out by the last quarter.”??
Earlier in the week it was senior coach Mick Malthouse who was on the front foot, stating it is in the interest of the player’s longevity to have an unlimited number of rotations per game. ??
“Certainly it has become a tactic, but weve never lost sight of the fact that our greatest assets at any football club are in fact the players,” Malthouse said on Wednesday.
“It would be a total dereliction of duty if we flaunted that rule for our own needs and forgot that we’ve got 40-odd players on our list that we want to see maximise their abilities and also their ability to play for a long career.”
Click HERE to subscribe to the podcastThe Magpies, considered the pioneers of increased rotations, rank third in the competition averaging 123 per game.
Interestingly, Jolly’s number of rotations have reduced at his new club than when he was at the Sydney Swans. The 198-centimetre big man is off the ground 5.8 times as a Magpie compared to 6.7 times as a Swan in 2009.
“So what if you have 200 rotations, who cares?,” said Jolly.
“Don’t stuff around with the game. Leave it as it is and let’s move on.”
