The rules need to be interchanged

I have never quite worked out when you know something is wrong why you then wait before you fix it. The trackpad on my laptop hasn't worked since the end of March, but I have a USB mouse that will just have to do for now because it's cheaper than getting the trackpad fixed. That's a problem that can be worked around, but your hot water isn't. If your hot water service breaks down, do you give it a few weeks before calling in a plumber? I wouldn't. So why wait until season’s end to fix up a rule that clearly should never have been put in place? Good question. And the people who should prepare to answer it are the AFL. Rather than castigate the individual responsible, they should use Saturday night’s interchange disaster as the catalyst to correct a rule that is a blight on the competition. The mistake was made at the 18-minute mark of the last quarter when Geelong’s Josh Hunt was deemed to have illegally entered the field of play, providing Hawthorn’s David Hale with a 50-metre penalty which he converted from straight in front 30m out. The collective group of so-called geniuses on the Rules Committee who came up with the penalty should now be big enough to admit the punishment far exceeds the crime, and change is required.

Speaking of change, the new series of Singapore coins (pictured) put into circulation on June 25 will take some getting used to, going by the initial public reception. The main issue, said several business owners and members of the public whom My Paper spoke to yesterday, was how similar the new 50-cent coin felt in weight and size to the 20-cent coin from the previous series. Ms Caren Tan, who runs a newsstand at HDB Hub in Toa Payoh, said: "It's confusing as the old 50-cent coin is much bigger. We must be careful when collecting money (from customers)." Mr C. H. Chong, who works as an engineer, said he will "take some time to get used to" the new 50-cent coin. Coffee-shop owner Kenneth Lee said that about 10 patrons who received the new coins did not recognise them at first glance. He said: "We may have to wait a month or two before customers become familiar with the new coins." So what? I like their new coins. I liked their old coins too, but I do like their new coins. They could also put out a $2 coin.