Adrian Anderson
Adrian Anderson
cup debate forward great interest plenty rules weeks
There has been great debate and interest around the NAB Cup with these rules and there will be plenty of debate for weeks to come and we look forward to it.
element
Under any system, an element of discretions has to be exercised,
discretion explain factors outline provide scholars-and-scholarship system
What this system endeavours to do is to provide some factors which outline the discretion, which explain the discretion and make it accountable and transparent.
discretion explain factors follow parameters people provide reached system
What this system endeavours to do, ... is provide factors which explain the discretion and make it transparent and accountable (and) some parameters by which people can follow how they've reached their decision.
behaved main players reason suspect
I suspect the main reason is that the players are fundamentally well behaved on-field. They have become more and more disciplined.
case coaches committee discussed input process rather relying season sitting talking
We discussed a process of actually me sitting down with the coaches after the end of the season and talking about where the laws' committee is at and getting the input face-to-face with the coaches, rather than relying on a coaches' representative on the laws' committee, which has been the case in the past.
across comments community dismay feedback football leagues ranks reporting retain within
These comments have provoked significant feedback from community football leagues and umpiring associations across Australia, all reporting dismay within their umpiring ranks about being able to retain numbers.
eligible financial five good offence past player whose
A player whose only offence in the past five years was a financial sanction will be eligible for a five-year good record.
action definition matter
It's not a matter of which is the appropriate definition to be applied, ... but what it (i.e. the action) was.
clubs feedback people players providing
It is really for the clubs and players and people providing their feedback to let us know,
might
As much as they might like to be camouflaged at times, we don't think they will be sufficiently camouflaged by the grass.
match point regional trial
There was no thought to introducing this in the NAB Cup. This is a very preliminary, experimental trial only for a regional match at this point of time.
combined concerns points prior
There were concerns that the weighting of prior offences when combined with carryover points may become excessive.
complaint confirmed intend reports
No reports were lodged and the Bulldogs haven't lodged any complaint and we confirmed with the Bulldogs they don't intend to.