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Correct.
AFL pays frees for high contact because it is afraid of these injuries. If the player that's been injured initiated it then they need to be punished also. Don't just ignore high tackles when the umpires think you've ducked, actually pay frees against the player initiating it. Players need to be protected from themselves and the only consequences they understand is free kicks.
Yes, we continue to say that one day someone will be seriously injured ducking the head. Hopefully for Tom Lynch, today isn't that day.
The AFL are apparently all about safety yet they bring this upon themselves by rewarding flogs like Pendlebury and Selwood with free kicks by dropping their heads into tackles, someone was always going to get hurt eventually.
One final thing- IMO there is absolutely no one to blame for that injury other than Tom Lynch.
It's not unlucky, it's just plain stupid.
Why would you ever deliberately lower your head into an oncoming hip?
Just stupid. Risk becoming permanently disabled for a free kick- yep, totes worth it..
Before the PC police jump on me, I genuinely hope he is ok. But it doesn't make it any less stupid.
It's not unlucky, it's just plain stupid.
Why would you ever deliberately lower your head into an oncoming hip?
Just stupid. Risk becoming permanently disabled for a free kick- yep, totes worth it..
Before the PC police jump on me, I genuinely hope he is ok. But it doesn't make it any less stupid.
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I'm not sure if he actually watches football.
It was almost an instinctive reaction. Plenty of players do it nowadays, the opponent has very few options. A really poor development in the modern game, stemming from "the head is sacrosanct" blanket directive.
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no more rule changes would be great, already a difficult enough job for the umpires
just change the interpretation. the purpose of the rules (safety) needs to be reinforced
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How about we don't blame anyone and think about the fact a guy's career could be ****ing over???
Who? Me? Rockliff has joined on in all parts of the game today, except. I have seen A LOT more worse games than his today.
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No need to take pot shots at a player who could have been seriously injured ..
Game is starting to get into dangerous waters for Brizzle, need to get the next two goals to stay in it.
Game is starting to get into dangerous waters for Brizzle, need to get the next two goals to stay in it.
No one is to blame for that. There are countless times in a game where this happens. This needs to stop or someone will be killed on live national television.
Lynch was already hunched over the footy. I think it was more a reflex action to protect himself. From the time he picked up the footy, what else could he possibly have done? Had he maintained his position or tried to get up (which he didn't have the time to do) he would have had his whole body taken out by the other bloke standing over him.
Because if something isn't done about it based off this incident (hopefully just a scare), then it will happen to someone again (and eventually with horrific result)
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If it doesn't happen today (which by the sounds of what Mooney is saying, thankfully sounds to be the case) then it will happen sooner or later. Only a matter of time.
What would of been most unfortunate if today had of been the day, is that for all intents and purposes, Lynch's head was already down. He lowered it ever so slightly when he was getting close to the tackler (which may have been what caused the injury), but it was already down before then.
What would of been most unfortunate if today had of been the day, is that for all intents and purposes, Lynch's head was already down. He lowered it ever so slightly when he was getting close to the tackler (which may have been what caused the injury), but it was already down before then.
Take your blinkers off. Not even worth trying to argue he didn't duck. Got ball, stood up, saw oncoming player, lowered and ducked head.
Exactly what the afl said they would stop rewarding, but instead have encouraged via free kicks
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Apart from one Blues supporter who got shot down, no one is taking pot shots at Lynch. I think we all hope he has escaped injury, let alone serious injury. Not a nice thing to happen
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When people are instantly blaming the AFL for this and bringing Selwood and others into it, they need to be reminded that it all comes down to this - Lynch made the choice to duck his own head to an oncoming player. That's it. No need to take pot shots at JSelwood or Pendlebury, or the AFL either.
I'm sure everyone is thinking of Lynch's welfare first and foremost, but it doesn't negate the validity of the debate. This isn't an isolated incident, what lynch did happens every game because of the interpretation of the high contact rule - players are purposefully putting themselves in a dangerous position because they think they'll win a free.
Thankfully, initial reports seem to indicate Lynch isn't badly injured. Hopefully any players watching this still get a wake up call, as does the afl.
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That's a good goal.
How was that not 50 against Zorko for running over the mark before the play on call.
This, let this serve as a warning to those with similar tendencies.
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Wasted chance.
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All you people saying its his own fault are despicable. It was blindingly obvious he had no time to straighten up after he collected the ball, he was trying to brace himself for the impact, not win a free. But no, lets just all point at him and say he got what he deserved.
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