There may come a time when the AFL will start ruling on these collisions by asking the question whether a player had the choice to take evasive action.
We saw with the Tom Lynch impact decision when Lynch was out of contention for the mark and he chose to clean up (the euphemism is that he 'braced' for contact) Alex Keath.
Same thing with Mitch Duncan. Ho chose NOT to take evasive action and he cleaned up Robbie Fox. ...sorry, sorry.. he 'braced' for contact. He definitely did not take evasive action
So due to insurers demands because of litigation that is about to explode regarding former players and concussion and the tsunami that is coming with CTE in the future with AFL players, will we see the word 'evasive action' creep into the rule book
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Re: Swans screwed by Stevic and the other incompetents
Players are under absolutely no obligation to move out of the way of a player...And nor should they be!Scollop wrote: ↑Sun 23 Apr 2023 3:37pm There may come a time when the AFL will start ruling on these collisions by asking the question whether a player had the choice to take evasive action.
We saw with the Tom Lynch impact decision when Lynch was out of contention for the mark and he chose to clean up (the euphemism is that he 'braced' for contact) Alex Keath.
Same thing with Mitch Duncan. Ho chose NOT to take evasive action and he cleaned up Robbie Fox. ...sorry, sorry.. he 'braced' for contact. He definitely did not take evasive action
So due to insurers demands because of litigation that is about to explode regarding former players and concussion and the tsunami that is coming with CTE in the future with AFL players, will we see the word 'evasive action' creep into the rule book
I don't think the Mitch Duncan incident is reportable. Fox was falling and went past the footy. Duncan didn't even have the opportunity to go in low.
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Re: Swans screwed by Stevic and the other incompetents
'Move out of the way'
I love the terminology used by those defending Duncan
I love the terminology used by those defending Duncan
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Sorry...I worded that all wrong.Life Long Saint wrote: ↑Sun 23 Apr 2023 3:58pmPlayers are under absolutely no obligation to move out of the way of a player...And nor should they be!Scollop wrote: ↑Sun 23 Apr 2023 3:37pm There may come a time when the AFL will start ruling on these collisions by asking the question whether a player had the choice to take evasive action.
We saw with the Tom Lynch impact decision when Lynch was out of contention for the mark and he chose to clean up (the euphemism is that he 'braced' for contact) Alex Keath.
Same thing with Mitch Duncan. Ho chose NOT to take evasive action and he cleaned up Robbie Fox. ...sorry, sorry.. he 'braced' for contact. He definitely did not take evasive action
So due to insurers demands because of litigation that is about to explode regarding former players and concussion and the tsunami that is coming with CTE in the future with AFL players, will we see the word 'evasive action' creep into the rule book
I don't think the Mitch Duncan incident is reportable. Fox was falling and went past the footy. Duncan didn't even have the opportunity to go in low.
I meant with players that can see a collision is imminent, they must ensure their opponent is not impacted in a manner which is likely to cause concussion or be hit in the head.
Duncan went out of his way to target Fox's head. That might sound harsh but I think there is a case for that argument. Duncan had a choice to embrace Fox to protect Fox's head or take evasive action. He chose neither of these options. It's that simple.
I was wondering if the AFL needs to change the rules, but I certainly think they need to change the format and the personnel at the MRO
https://www.afl.com.au/news/911778/-jus ... on-fox-hit
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Re: Swans screwed by Stevic and the other incompetents
I just played the video from that link and....
What is blatantly obvious to me is that Duncan needs to send all the channel 7 commentators a nice bottle of wine each
The thing about the general public is that you can package up a turd and present it as 'special' item and the general public will gobble up whatever you tell them
People don't think for themselves
What is blatantly obvious to me is that Duncan needs to send all the channel 7 commentators a nice bottle of wine each
The thing about the general public is that you can package up a turd and present it as 'special' item and the general public will gobble up whatever you tell them
People don't think for themselves
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Re: Swans screwed by Stevic and the other incompetents
You don't need the fancy packaging. St.Kilda supporters have been mushroomed for decades and we just keep coming back.Scollop wrote: ↑Mon 24 Apr 2023 6:57pm I just played the video from that link and....
What is blatantly obvious to me is that Duncan needs to send all the channel 7 commentators a nice bottle of wine each
The thing about the general public is that you can package up a turd and present it as 'special' item and the general public will gobble up whatever you tell them
People don't think for themselves