{"id":40225,"date":"2021-03-02T03:32:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T04:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=40225"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T12:19:06","slug":"how-saad-can-exploit-polarising-rule-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=40225","title":{"rendered":"How Saad can exploit polarising rule change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essendon great Matthew Lloyd says Carlton star Adam Saad<\/a> could be one of the major beneficiaries from the AFL's new stand the mark rule that prohibits lateral movement.<\/p>\n

The new rule has been on show early in a number of scratch matches<\/a>, and has been polarising due to any movement from the player on the mark resulting in a 50m penalty.<\/p>\n

Saad, who is arguably the quickest defender in the AFL, was one player to take advantage of the new rule in a scratch match against his old teammates.<\/p>\n

"I think it was Devon Smith on the mark and Devon is told to stand, so Adam Saad, with the pace and explosiveness he's got, he pretty much charged, did his swerve that he does," Lloyd told 3AW's Sportsday<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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"Smith couldn't move and couldn't do anything but put his hands out and suddenly Saad was away. He would've gained an extra 30-40 metres."<\/p>\n

Lloyd said teams with speedy halfbacks in the mould of Saad will be able to take full advantage of the new rules, praising the rule for allowing freedom of movement.<\/p>\n

"Nick Hind, Jason Johannisen, I'm thinking of all the halfback flankers who can take on players who are asked to stand the mark," he said.<\/p>\n

"I was speaking to some players today and they said the corridor was hit up much more, so that's a big tick. <\/p>\n

"I know it can look farcical at times, but I'm not against this rule for the fact that it can open up the corridor and there is a lot of fast-paced ball-movement. <\/p>\n

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