Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield has expressed his views on the current debate around the potential introduction of zones or starting positions in the AFL.
Congestion has been the number one talking point throughout the 2018 season and it has been reported on numerous occasions that trials have taken place using zones and starting positions.
While acknowledging there are still good games to watch, the Geelong star believes that the aesthetic look of the game has declined and needs help to improve.
“My personal view is I wouldn’t see it as a blight, we need to give it a chance to work first,” said Dangerfield on SEN’s Whateley.
“Regardless of some wonderful games of footy on the weekend, which there was and there is every round, I still think the aesthetic of footy isn’t as good as it once was and it needs help to improve.
“I think there’s a potential for starting positions to help that.
“Having seen the vision and having seen no one coach against that play, I really like the look of it,” he added.
“It reminded me of 2005 when you would see a stoppage and Judd (Chris Judd) burst out of a pack, and he’d have 20 metres of space to run into before he was confronted with any numbers, that’s what I liked about it.
“I like the fact that the execution of kicking was easier because you weren’t running into 12 players.
“I played on the weekend and you’re just running into numbers constantly.
“Aesthetically it’s a great game to play, it’s just not great to watch.”