AFL to visit NRL bunker review centre

The AFL could follow the lead of the NRL and install a central bunker review centre.

The AFL looks set to follow the NRL's path as they consider implementing a bunker review system.

The AFL began developing a central bunker system last season, but will visit their NRL counterparts' review centre in coming weeks to gain further knowledge about the program.

Such a set up in the AFL would not only assist with goal-line calls, but also allow medical officials to determine how injuries have occurred and to track the movements of players who have potentially suffered from concussion.

Foul play could also be assessed from the central review system.

Judgment of live in-play calls such as whether a ball has been touched off the boot or in the air, would be harder to review though, according to the AFL's general manager of football, Mark Evans.

"That remains uncertain," he told News Corp Australia.

"You would need so many more cameras to catch the moment. Moving cameras are not the answer either because their motion can distort the picture."

Another challenge the AFL could face are multiple games being played at the same time. The NRL draw does not currently allow for this situation.

Wires have already been laid to facilitate the system at the MCG and Etihad Stadium.


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