WXV 2014 Rule Changes: Open Forum

[DazBurg]

10 coaches have voted, and the Substitute rule now has a 9-1 record - enough to get it approved!

More detail on Substitute rule:

- Coaches choose before the round starts whether they want to use it or not.

- If they use it, any player who starts with a green vest, or is red vested in the first half, will be replaced by an emergency.

- Standard emergency rules apply, and can only be replaced by an emergency in the same position.

- If no suitable emergency is available, instead of having a player OOP, the player WILL NOT be substituted and the sub score stands. (Heath Shaw is red vested in first half, but you don't have an interchange/emergency to replace him in defense, so his score stands)

- A substituted player will have its score counted towards the Reserve team.

so what do you get for not using it?

just you wrote coaches "can" choose but i mean if there is no disadvantages to using it of coursecoaches will use every round

[ossie85]

There are some risks involved!

No guarantee the player you sub out won't score more than the emergency....

A green sub could come on after 5 minutes and score 100+

[DazBurg]

There are some risks involved!

No guarantee the player you sub out won't score more than the emergency....

A green sub could come on after 5 minutes and score 100+

ahh true
like say for PNL Enright was subbed off at 3 qtr time on saturday so we play Mcpharlin instead and he gets injured in first qtr and subbed on on sunday that is the risk as well

[CrowsFan]

There are some risks involved!

No guarantee the player you sub out won't score more than the emergency....

A green sub could come on after 5 minutes and score 100+

ahh true
like say for PNL Enright was subbed off at 3 qtr time on saturday so we play Mcpharlin instead and he gets injured in first qtr and subbed on on sunday that is the risk as well

McPharlin would only come on if Enright was subbed off in the first half daz :)

[DazBurg]

There are some risks involved!

No guarantee the player you sub out won't score more than the emergency....

A green sub could come on after 5 minutes and score 100+

ahh true
like say for PNL Enright was subbed off at 3 qtr time on saturday so we play Mcpharlin instead and he gets injured in first qtr and subbed on on sunday that is the risk as well

McPharlin would only come on if Enright was subbed off in the first half daz :)

ahh ok yeah sorry my bad
bt you get what i was going for  ;)

[ossie85]

There are some risks involved!

No guarantee the player you sub out won't score more than the emergency....

A green sub could come on after 5 minutes and score 100+

ahh true
like say for PNL Enright was subbed off at 3 qtr time on saturday so we play Mcpharlin instead and he gets injured in first qtr and subbed on on sunday that is the risk as well

^ HB's point about after half time...

But McPharlin wouldn't be subbed on if he himself is also subbed, you'd be stuck with Enright if you had no other option

[Justin Bieber]

What happens if before the round you choose to use it, but then nobody in your XV is Green or Red vested? Does this mean the sub rule doesn't come into effect in this case? Because hard to decide before the round if anybody will even be the sub/subbed.

[ossie85]

What happens if before the round you choose to use it, but then nobody in your XV is Green or Red vested? Does this mean the sub rule doesn't come into effect in this case? Because hard to decide before the round if anybody will even be the sub/subbed.

That's right,  only used if needed

[ossie85]

With 11 of 18 coaches voted...

3 rules (all with a current 1-10 record) have been voted against:

- Bank
- Gamble
- Go Tall

.... WILL NOT be happening.

With 7 votes to come (Master Q/Toga, Jayman/tbagrocks, Nails, JBs-Hawks, pothead, pyronerd, roo boys!), only these rules are in limbo:

- Rest
- Flood
- Attack
- Go Small

Voting closes 11:59pm Wednesday

[ossie85]

After 12 votes...

"Go Small" now fails with a 2-10 record


Resting, Flood, Attack still in limbo

[ossie85]

Last day to vote....

Haven't voted:

Master Q/Toga
Jayman/tbagrocks
Nails
pothead
pyronerd
roo boys!

[CrowsFan]

Just thought of a concern regarding the resting rule.

Since the top clubs are also playing in the Champions League we can't really choose to rest a player against a weaker team since we then go in with a weaker team against a club from one of the other leagues and risk losing that match. This will then affect all the clubs later in the season when the WC is played...

[Nige]

Just thought of a concern regarding the resting rule.

Since the top clubs are also playing in the Champions League we can't really choose to rest a player against a weaker team since we then go in with a weaker team against a club from one of the other leagues and risk losing that match. This will then affect all the clubs later in the season when the WC is played...

Oh shower, good point.

[CrowsFan]

Also very slack of the coaches who haven't voted yet. Especially those teams who have 2 coaches...

[Toga]

Also very slack of the coaches who haven't voted yet. Especially those teams who have 2 coaches...

Beijing have now voted, but IMO having two coaches makes it harder as I prefer to communicate with Q before sending in our votes and sometimes it can take a while!