Player Watch Brayden Maynard

[JB1975]

I'm starting to regret we can't get Maynard off on a technicality. This is too easy.

 

[Kirby]

 

[leon123]

I was close, that's '400' milliseconds more than I thought...

you were way off, nearly 100% difference..lol

 

[Chrispiesssss]

AFL lawyers trying to do the math

 

[Bianconeri]

No one wants to see anyone concussed but unfortunately it's a part of every contact sport and accidents happen

Yep they’re an inevitable. It’s also inevitable the AFL will tinker the rules to limit accidents. Hopefully they at least wait till next season to change this one.

 

[chestbrah]

So Woods argument that he could/should have braced is dead in the water based of Chef Biomechanist's work.

 

[sideswipe]

Woods arguments are so bizarre I’m starting to think the AFL want Bruzzy to get off. They’re going through the motions just so they can say they did.

Maybe Laura Kane, being a Pies supporter, launched the charge, then picked a nuffy who would unintentionally sandbag it? Bloody hell, I shoulda stayed in the game. This is one time I could have actually performed to a client's expectations!

 

[Scodog10]

Chair Gleeson says the evidence of a biomechanist says that ther was no time for Maynard to react, and asks if the tribunal accepts this, would that be the end of the matter?

Woods replies that it would, only if they were to not accept the argument that the decision to jump with momentum was "inherently dangerous".

Is Woods actually suggesting that in order to classify it as a careless act they need to accept it was “inherently dangerous”? Or am I misunderstanding? Because that is a very small margin of error he’s arguing, IMO.

 

[RobJD]

What a ******* dh

Agree, does that mean that every time someone jumps in the air in the vicinity of another player that it's an inherently dangerous act? Imagine the number of players who not only suffer the embarrassment of being sold some candy, but then get cited for executing an inherently dangerous act?

 

[Exambolor]

Woods is going full Dennis Denuto

 

[BEEG]

I'm starting to regret we can't get Maynard off on a technicality. This is too easy.

Don't go the early crow my friend.

 

[Kes1984]

Only Nick Daicos possesses enough fast twitch fibres to react in 400 milliseconds.

Wonder what his take is on Pendles ability to slow time around him. Can we ask him about that?

 

[Matt_352]

So Woods argument that he could/should have braced is dead in the water based of Chef Biomechanist's work.

Chefs Kiss mmmwaa

 

[Vicky Park]

I’m enjoying this but feel sick at the same time. This is a new experience for me as a Pies supporter and I’ve been following them for over 50 years.

Why do they do this to us?

 

[Pistol Night]

Woods is going full Dennis Denuto

If she brings up the "vibe" were home here

 

[Sicarius]

I feel this hinges on successfully arguing against carelessness.

1. Maynard affected a realistic smother attempt.
2. It is rare that this sort of collision happens, thus Maynard is not expecting the end result.
3. Once airborne there is no time to react to an unexpected situation.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

It's a shame that we need to call in a biomechanics prof to repeat what common sense already tells us, but here we are.

Maybe that's what the AFL wanted when they sent this to the Tribunal. The clubs are now paying for the experts to tell them the info the AFL needs to cover their arses ..

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Suggesting players should be protected is a troll now?

Why do you have such a hard on to see players concussed?

I think he just doesn't have a hard on for seeing the game turned into a total farce.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

 

[Roby]

I see the biomechanist/nueroscientist came and read all my posts

Biomechanist: Based on the numbers and research, it's difficult to conclusively say Maynard would've been able to make any conscious decision to reposition his body.
David Zita

@DavidZita1
The biomechanist says there's a 200-250 millisecond average reaction time for general population in a controlled setting, but is confident that time would be "impossible to achieve in a competitive arena."

He says Maynard would've had no more than 400 milliseconds to respond.

 

[windchimes]

This is like watching a real life 12 Angry Men

 

[Bianconeri]

I think he just doesn't have a hard on for seeing the game turned into a total farce.

Every new rule change I hear this complaint yet the fans still stick around.

 

[chestbrah]

Woods phrasing of "ancient game of footy" is a piss poor attempt to create a narrative and headline in place of any reasonable argument. AFL genuinely amateurish.

 

[Kirby]

Wonder what his take is on Pendles ability to slow time around him. Can we ask him about that?

He's not an expert in wizardry

 

[Scodog10]

Maybe that's what the AFL wanted when they sent this to the Tribunal. The clubs are now paying for the experts to tell them the info the AFL needs to cover their arses ..

This is precisely why they referred it. They want these matters tested at a tribunal so that when Brayshaw is 50 and attempts to take the AFL to court for inaction on head trauma they can point to this as taking it seriously.