Tim Lane
AFL
New man must knock heads
Tim Lane With plenty of issues facing the game, having no football operations manager is yet another one.
AFL follows bouncing ball
Tim Lane The league's continuous tinkering with the game's rules is like a dog chasing its tail.
Tim Lane
Addiction to video reviews
Tim Lane Decision review systems in sport should come in unmarked packages carrying frightening health warnings in large print.
As non-Victorian teams rise, crowds will play active part
Tim Lane In case you hadn't noticed, football's pendulum of ascendancy seems to be swinging back to its median position, if not quite yet to the non-Victorian side thereof.
Off-field wins? No tanks, AFL
Tim Lane While the issue of tanking had to be addressed, the AFL's ''solution'' is not one that is appropriate.
Not a game of throws
Tim Lane The laws committee should apply itself to the matter of what constitutes a legitimate handball.
Panel doesn't deliver justice
Tim Lane A system in which 51% gives the same result as 99% lacks sense, common or otherwise.
Tim Lane
Game's danger is hitting home
Tim Lane Harder and faster bodies have made football far more dangerous than many realise.
A knockout, Buddy Ali
Tim Lane Hawthorn's Lance Franklin is developing into something truly unique.
Football
Calling ball on a crowd's call
Tim Lane It's time for the game's leaders to be clear, a good tackle doesn't equate to holding the ball.
Confusion is name of game
Tim Lane New rules, new technology and a wide variety of interpretations create headaches.
Rules are on a slippery slide
Tim Lane Speculation on the slide rule is a dangerous game of making changes to the rules on the run.
