The AFL’s controversial shot clock will stay, but players won’t be able to see it tick down in the final two minutes of each quarter.
In changes aimed at curbing the trend where players have slowed matches by running the shot clock down, AFL football operations manager Mark Evans said umpires would also be instructed to give players the hurry-up.
“If the umpire thinks the player is just deliberately delaying starting a proper goal-kicking routine, then the player can be moved on and hopefully that cleans up most things,” Evans said.