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Shoulder-to-shoulder contact and steering arm infractions would have resulted in better polo in my opinion.
SOOO many players use the forearms thing to justify downing people ("creating space") in the hope that the ref won't catch it (they didn't).
Adopting forearms was pretty lame in my opinion, it's never been legitimate in NA (as far as I know), although I realise many NA players now see it as part of the game.
It's obvious many players are very skillful at the physical side to this game which can be exciting to watch. On the other hand it can sometimes result in a pass-less game with all the goals being scored on foot downs, lame.
Manu said we need a way to "manage the dicks" which made me laugh. Currently the most successful tactic often seems to be to try and down everyone and then score a goal (which I think is a shame).
I'm considering bringing in a "one in the goal area" rule for the LO in an effort to remove overly defensive (risk aversion) tactics, which in turn should mean teams feel less of a need to block/down each other.
Thoughts?