AFL Players Association president Patrick Dangerfield does not think the interchange needs to be capped, but would rather see the length of games shortened.
โI havenโt been a real advocate of reducing the interchange at all,โ he toldย SENโs Whateley.
โIt was certainly discussed and itโs certainly been hotly debated among players, thereโs plenty that arenโt for it.
โWe have a few players that are happy to reduce it, it wouldnโt affect their game.โ
The Brownlow Medallist said reducing the length of games was a view shared by his peers.
โThere was no discussion yesterday on the length of the games, my personal view is itโs something that we need to look at and I donโt think they need to go for as long as they currently do,โ he said.
โTo be honest, I think thatโs a bit of a shared view from quite a few players that it wouldnโt hurt to reduce games.
โSomething like 100 minutes, I wouldnโt see huge changes, just something thatโs not as currently long as what it is now.โ
The star midfielder explained how much of a toll the modern game takes on the players' bodies.
โWe put a huge demand on our players, particularly with scheduling with five and six day breaks I think thereโd be potential to have more of those throughout the season and balance up the scheduling for all clubs if we were able to reduce the length of games,โ Dangerfield said.
โEffectively youโd almost be playing a quarter less and weโd be able to make sure that scheduling is a little bit better and more entertaining for supporters.โ
