Sportsday Start, Stop & Keep (16.03.26)
Mar 16, 2026
Lively debate over AFL scheduling, venue access and cricket’s influence on the calendar. Heated takes on fast-scoring rules, widening talent gaps and whether rule tweaks harm pace. Big talk about young players’ discipline, breakout form and injury caution. Humorous complaints about MCG catering and on-air banter throughout.
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Fast High Scoring Football Boosts Engagement
- Keep fast-scoring, high-mark football because it boosts crowd and TV engagement despite occasional blowouts.
- Gerard Healy and Ken Hinkley argue newer rules have produced more goals, leading to better spectacle overall.
Faster Rules Widen The Gap Between Clubs
- The faster game accentuates the gap between top and bottom clubs rather than narrowing it.
- Ken Hinkley warns list strength concentrated at the top will increase blowouts despite rule changes intended to compress margins.
Stop Umpire Sound Effects On TV
- Do remove unnecessary TV umpire sound effects that disrupt broadcast viewing.
- Gerard Healy asks the AFL to stop the repeated 'Stan' umpire effects on TV which he finds irritating and excessive.