AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou. Source: Herald Sun
AFL coaches are asking for an answer on next year's substitute limit by mid-season, as they prepare a submission for the AFL's rules committee.
The coaches will refine their position on the substitute rule at an AFL Coaches Association advisory committee meeting in the next month.
But they are watching with interest as new rule interpretations dramatically increase the number of times the ball is in play.
The coaches think that the new rules governing tackles and throwing the ball up quickly will have a similar effect to restricted interchange.
In two of the four quarters of the Greater Western Sydney-Sydney clash there was not one ball-up, with ball-ups already down from 24 per game last year to an average of 18 on the weekend.
Secondary stoppages are also down from 23 per cent of initial stoppages to 17 per cent, with football so far more draining and more continuous for players.
The coaches seem resigned to the fact there will be a restricted interchange rule, but a mid-season call by the AFL would allow them to plan for the 2014 season.
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou this week confirmed the cap of 80 had been accepted in principle by the AFL Commission but it could be altered by the time it is introduced for the 2014 season.
Coaches association chief executive Danny Frawley said coaches were keen to have their voices heard in the substitute discussion.
"We have got an advisory group meeting in the next month, so we will follow up some initial discussions and have something more concrete to give to (AFL football operations manager) Mark Evans and the Laws of the Game Committee," Frawley said.
"We want to make sure the Laws of the Game Committee is well aware of where the coaches are coming from."
The St Kilda-Gold Coast clash illustrated the taxing nature of modern football, with as many as 14 Saints experiencing cramp during the game.
Players have also struggled to adjust to the quick ball-ups, with Melbourne kicking one of its few goals when only a handful of Port Adelaide players could get to a goal-mouth stoppage.
In 22 rounds last year, there were only nine quarters without stoppages.
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