For me the problem is that the interchange stewart did NOT have the power to say something until after the game, all that is needed is to give them a whistle to blow when someone makes a mistake like Sydney did. Oh hang on scrap that idea, that is too simple….

I just had to make sure the players showed their numbers as they came off and on.

There was a designated interchange area. The stewards were given a list of
players names before the game. This system worked well.

I didn’t have to write down on a post it note every time a player came off or on.

And we did do multiple changes and used a rotation system.

People don’t like change and at first we didn’t like the system because it meant we had to find more volunteers to be stewards and I used my assistant coach to keep an eye on player rotations.

With all the so called assistant coaches in an AFL team these days it shouldn’t be hard. It just means these assistants will have to earn their money for once.

If a junior league that is mostly run by volunteers can come up with a viable system surely the ‘professional’ league can get their act together….you would think so wouldn’t you?

Its like I dont have a problem with the officials knowing who has gone off etc but the problem I see is the clumsiness of ‘post it notes’. In junior leagues they use a similar interchange official procedure..

and coaches looking after their own? Choco Williams out burst last night is the perfect example of that