The St Kilda tactic that caught North Melbourne “off guard” last week – SEN

North Melbourne coach David Noble has admitted his side was caught off guard by a tactic used by St Kilda, in response to the AFLs new stand rule.
Instead of manning the mark, the Saints had their player standing five metres back and outside of the protected zone where they could move freely in last weeks practice match.
This gave the Kangaroos kicker more space to work with, but removed the stationary aspect of the new rule.
Noble believes we will see counters to the new rule as the season unfolds….

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