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AFL’s new rules debut in Richmond’s win over Carlton at MCG, and some pros and cons are already on display – ABC News

Fast footy, controversial subs and some serious fatigue — all of the AFL’s new rules and tweaks were on display in Richmond’s opening win over Carlton, and there…

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In the end, the AFL’s promoted return to normality was somewhat overstated.
Sure, it was footy back at the MCG, and with a substantial crowd in the house to boot. But this wasn’t footy as we remembered it from a pre-COVID era this was something new entirely.
This was AFL footy in the days of injury subs, strict interchange caps and umpires bellowing “stand!”. It was a version of the game that saw Carlton hang on until around about time-on in the last quarter before giving way to Richmond, instead…

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