The stale mate on the 25/9/2010 confirms the clear-cut need for the rules to be changed.
Admittedly I'm not a footy fanatic; I don't know the ins and outs of the game, the teams, the players. I'm one for betting on the game (another way of saying i'm one for losing cash on the game without difficulty), and for observing it. The Collingwood vs. St Kilda draw, without a shadow of a doubt, makes it outright obvious that a drawn score should not be halted at the finish. As much as we love hearing the final siren, as if a freakin' freight train was heading straight into us, it needs to be re-configured for the grand final:
Option 1) Delay the siren an extra 10-15?
Option 2) Delay the siren until the next goal is scored?
Option 3) Play a 5th quarter?
Option 4) Finish the final quarter, have a break, have a kit kat, and re-fuel for extra time, which could be custom fitted to the wants of the AFL panel, coaches, players, referees and so on. This could mean playing until either team reaches a target score, such as 85, when both teams are drawn at 68-68, for example.
Option 5) Make no changes. Destroy the teams, destroy the supporters, and destroy the betting addicts. Let the finalists play it all out for a second time, in a way that is less authentic.
After all, the Grand Final is supposed to be the 'Final' game is it not?
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