The substitute will remain, but there will be a cap on the number of interchange rotations next season. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun
A CAP on interchange rotations looms large after a recommendation from the league's laws committee to introduce a 3-1 system with a limit of 80 rotations.
An announcement is expected today on what would be the second change to the AFL's interchange system in three years, with the combination of a substitute and cap widely tipped.
It would be a significant step for the AFL Commission not to rubber-stamp the Laws of the Game recommendation given the exhaustive research and consultation which went into the submission.
The league is expected to tighten the deliberate out-of-bounds and could introduce faster ball-ups at stoppages and a ban on ruckmen making contact before the ball leaves the umpire's hand.
An AFL executive seen to be desperate to introduce a 2-2 interchange system seemingly had a change of heart mid-season, despite a second season of escalating interchanges under the new 3-1 rule.
But the 3-1 system with a cap of 80 would allow the AFL to reduce rotations, while also giving players the same rest period per game.
Instead of players sprinting on and off the ground in frenetic rotations, they would have the same average rest time but broken up into bigger chunks.
Clubs canvassed on the potential move to a 3-1 system with a cap of 80 were yesterday eager to find out if they could also interchange players during quarter-time breaks.
A trial of capped interchanging several years ago included every player swap in the total interchanges, even those during breaks.
AFL clubs, players and sports scientists have railed against any changes, but at least a decision made today would allow clubs to structure their pre-seasons around any potential change.
The 80-interchange cap would favour one-paced endurance animals like Carlton's Brock McLean and Melbourne's Jack Trengove, but disadvantage burst players like Collingwood's Dane Swan.
The AFL is still toiling away on its tanking investigation after McLean's controversial claims, which has dragged on past the two-month mark.
But McLean has been spoken to only once by AFL investigators, with the only Carlton official spoken to is Melbourne's former recruiter Barry Prendergast, who now works as a forward scout for the Blues.
McLean simply reinforced his view that some of the decisions made by the coaches were fishy, but said he had no official proof the Demons were deliberately throwing matches.
It emerged yesterday that Laws of the Game committee member Luke Power was leaving the body to concentrate on his coaching career at Greater Western Sydney.
But the triple premiership star and former AFLPA president told the Herald Sun his decision to quit had nothing to with player unrest over the interchange rules.
"It's purely because I see it as a conflict with my role with the Giants," Power said yesterday.
"It was always going to be the case."
Interchange rotations averaged 117 a match in 2010, rose to 119 last year and hit 131 this season.
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