News Coaches' concussion worry sparks push for 23rd player

[peternorth]

The entire thing is ridiculous.

The game was historically meant to be 18 v 18.

They introduced the interchange sub to make it fairer for teams copping an injury.

The coaches and high performance managers hijacked the game and turned it from 18 v 18 to 22 v 22. This facilitated the full ground press and team defensive play which is ruining the spectacle.

Pretty simple, go back to picking your best 18 and then you can have 4 injury subs sitting on the bench who if come on, permanently repL e that player for the game.

that's the key word right there. they want to make things fair. well, the game isnt fair. the fixture isnt fair.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Isn't this why they brought in the 21st and 22nd players?

 

[Ducky Tie]

The AFL caving to the coaches on this has been really poor. They went down to low interchanges partially to take control away from the coaches. Of course the coaches were going to push back. Zero need for the AFL to give throw them a bone. This does nothing for concussion in my opinion. If the AFL is concerned that clubs are hiding concussions, that is a bigger concern that requires a different solution than a concussion sub. They've also put themselves in a corner by doing this so late. The decision is now rushed and has played out in the public. Amateur week by the AFL.

 

[FRUMPY]

'To be fair' - what if one club gets more than 1 game ending injury - isnt this unfair? just a stupid decision if it goes ahead.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Confirmed Medical Sub for 2021 AFL season


So potentially a 23 bench player will get a premiership medal this season based on one of his teammates being seriously game ending injury

 

[magpie_marty]

Will we soon have a 10 player interchange bench?

 

[FRUMPY]

Confirmed Medical Sub for 2021 AFL season


So potentially a 23 bench player will get a premiership medal this season based on one of his teammates being seriously game ending injury

well they gave one to leon davis so.....

 

[FRUMPY]

Will we soon have a 10 player interchange bench?

it'll be gone in 2-3 years like the previous sub rule

 

[RUNVS]

Will we soon have a 10 player interchange bench?

To be honest I wonder what it would be like to have a full list bench, so everyone that is fit is allowed to be on the bench. I wonder how it would change the game.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

well they gave one to leon davis so.....

Which he then gave to his mum

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

23 player “Life is like a box of chocolates , you only get a game if one of your team mates gets seriously injured”

 

[#gosaintas]

well they gave one to leon davis so.....

They even gave one to Rioli last year. Least deserving medallist in history

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Going to be plenty of tight hammys and groins halfway through the third quarter the year. Especially if there’s no rule to say the injured player misses 12 days.

Don’t mind the idea but this will be manipulated.

 

[calman]

rule is going to be abused by coaches
AFL news 2021: Medical concussion sub introduced for season, 23rd man (foxsports.com.au)

 

[Milanista28]

The sub rule is shit, hamstring awareness is going to be rife in 2021

 

[RUNVS]

rule is going to be abused by coaches
AFL news 2021: Medical concussion sub introduced for season, 23rd man (foxsports.com.au)
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Wow that is dumb. Normal injury should be 12 days off as well to lower the chances of abuse.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Ways to make this rule better:

- independent doctor makes an assessment; and

- you have to miss next weeks game.

 

[FRUMPY]

Ways to make this rules better:

- independent doctor makes an assessment; and

- you have to miss next weeks game.

Can be your own doctor, but yep, have to miss the clubs next game

 

[Stamos]

Ways to make this rule better:

- independent doctor makes an assessment; and

- you have to miss next weeks game.

Ways to make it better:

You have 4 players on the interchange to cover for an injury, use one of them.

 

[RUNVS]

Ways to make it better:

You have 4 players on the interchange to cover for an injury, use one of them.

With fewer interchanges allowed this year it makes covering an injury so much harder.

 

[FRUMPY]

With fewer interchanges allowed this year it makes covering an injury so much harder.

so another rule introduced to cover for the outcome of a previously introduced rule - the AFL are consistent if anything

 

[Fat Nyfe]

How the **** was this never an issue all preseason, then suddenly it became urgent enough in the last 5 days to rush through a rule one day before the first game?

 

[Stamos]

With fewer interchanges allowed this year it makes covering an injury so much harder.

Fewer interchange rotations makes covering an injury easier!
They should reduce it by more.

 

[FRUMPY]

How the fu** was this never an issue all preseason, then suddenly it became urgent enough in the last 5 days to rush through a rule one day before the first game?

Exactly right - the inmates are running the asylum it seems

 

[Geelong Fella]

It's legitimately bewildering how much power the coaches have over the AFL when basically every rule change is introduced to combat the coaches' tactics of slowing down the game.