Yep just look at Stewart who gets lauded as tough but fair when he's anything but.
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AFL and Concussion - Angus Brayshaw retirement
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Yep just look at Stewart who gets lauded as tough but fair when he's anything but.
You can't leave the ground and hit someone in the head, SpoJ. Never have been able to.
Maynard knew what he was doing. He plays on the edge. He also cops it too.
Very bad tribunal outcome IMO and laughs in face of AFL stated concerns on concussions. At least they changed it but they did it after and was weak as *smile*.
Very bad tribunal outcome IMO and laughs in face of AFL stated concerns on concussions. At least they changed it but they did it after and was weak as *smile*.
we cant be far away from friday and monday CT scans of the head for all players.
Either that, or change the rules drastically.
It'd be hard, but a workplace cant spit out brainmushed young men at 28?
Surely Brayshaw has an open and shut compo case for $5-10m?
His ultimate employer ticked off Maynards hit as an acceptable part of the workplace,
As a result, brayshaw misses 7 peak earning years ($5m)
Plus pain, suffering, medical expenses, retraining, lost opportunity, etc etc.
AFL lawyers would do both hammys sprinting to try settle him with non-disclosure for $10 mill wouldnt they?
Then thats the precedent and they suffocate under $10b of claims
Well know the AFL is about to collapse like a house of cards and go back to the VFA model,
When they appoint a woman as CEO
Dont think it'll be long
Meanwhile, the gaslighting goldrush will continue.
Theylle probably contrive an annual Jelly Wrestle for Angus to fund research into sudden brain jelly syndrome which can affect anyone anytime, regardless of workplace or hobbies.
Theylle hire a few actors to wrestle as drooling demented 25yo librarians
And the Abby Holmes V wayne carey bout Will break the internet
And eddie mcguire will yell out 'show us ya gash abs' on camera and say he was referring to a small abrasion caused by her cat tinkabell
And theylle make him head of the commission
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I was surprised at the people that supported Maynard last year
their experience and understanding of the game
we are all football junkies here and know the reasons behind the rule changes and the suspensions for anything head related
and many of us (if not all ) mourn the loss of some aspects of the game
we know the way Maynard went about playing the game , it had an admiral amount of physicality , while still trying to be an effective footballer
but we know his first intent was to hurt and second to maybe touch or smoother
his action in Union or League , supposedly more physical games. would have been instant send off and I suspect a minimum of 4 weeks suspension , if not more , in both codes
and ours weakened and fluffed around and fumbled for excuses to let Maynard off , hardly leadership in the area of player welfare
they were more worried about the reaction of Collingwood fans and the media
The AFL by changing the rules after the fact have basically admitted that what Maynard did was wrong. They will claim this shows that the AFL is moving forward with concussion, but in a court of law I suspect it will be seen as an admission of guilt that they didn't have the right protocols / disciplinary procedures in place to specifically protect players prior to the incident. I have no doubt that if Brayshaw wanted to sue the AFL over this that he would win.
mcguires 'justice has been served' on camera will be exhibit D
Retrospectively yes, then we just shutdown the AFL completely or turn it into the NFL and they can have their halftime show with Usher.
Dam my daughter plays aflw at U12 and this is an eye opener.
My missus is against it and now I'm thinking twice.
Thanks for the post. And as a side basketball is way ahead of soccer. Those micro knocks from heading and heada practise are pretty bad also.,.
That is one of the saddest things I’ve read on this website.
The micro knocks is another kettle of fish altogether. If that's shown to cause brain damage it's basically game over cause it doesn't matter what they do.
My rule changes for mitigating concussions in football. They’re drastic because they have to be. Footy wouldn’t be the same. I expect nothing but ridicule.
1. There is no bump - except for ruck and marking contests. A contest for a loose ball will inevitably involve contact. But deliberate bumps are out.
2. There is no marking spoil. The only way to contest a mark is by attempting to mark the ball.
3. A legitimate tackle is a grab with two hands. A free is awarded if the ball is not immediately disposed of. No wrapping a player up, no throwing them to the ground.
4. Smothering a kick is illegal.
5. You cannot retrieve a stationary ball. It must be moving. Paddle it if necessary. A moving target is harder to hit (accidentally) and this mitigates the limitations of rule 3.
This is the best I can come up with. I’ve thought about it for decades. So not perfect. Probably not even close. But I’m sick of seeing young and middle aged men turned into vegetables for the sake of entertainment.
1. There is no bump - except for ruck and marking contests. A contest for a loose ball will inevitably involve contact. But deliberate bumps are out.
2. There is no marking spoil. The only way to contest a mark is by attempting to mark the ball.
3. A legitimate tackle is a grab with two hands. A free is awarded if the ball is not immediately disposed of. No wrapping a player up, no throwing them to the ground.
4. Smothering a kick is illegal.
5. You cannot retrieve a stationary ball. It must be moving. Paddle it if necessary. A moving target is harder to hit (accidentally) and this mitigates the limitations of rule 3.
This is the best I can come up with. I’ve thought about it for decades. So not perfect. Probably not even close. But I’m sick of seeing young and middle aged men turned into vegetables for the sake of entertainment.
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Yeah, that's no good...feel sorry for him.
But spare a thought for his fiancée...Spud Frawley's daughter.
Wonder how's she travelling at the minute.
