Its pretty clear this is a discussion over values despite some people trying to dress it up as biomechanics.You can tell there are many fatty armchair experts who've never played sport in their life.
Or they just hate Maynard and are liars.
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Its pretty clear this is a discussion over values despite some people trying to dress it up as biomechanics.You can tell there are many fatty armchair experts who've never played sport in their life.
Or they just hate Maynard and are liars.
Intention is irrelvantHow can anyone watch the full footage and think Maynard’s original intent was to bump?
Intention is irrelvant
His responsibility is to mitigate the impact. He chose the most impactful action given he was in the air. That is why he may get suspended.
The players are also well aware that the AFL lets players off for on-field problems resulting in serious injuries. See McCartin and Rampe.Really need to look at Maynard's entire action given Brayshaw's proximity and motion (running forward in Maynard's direction). A question of whether his action was a realistic attempt in those circumstances. I would argue that it was not and that his action was both unrealistic and reckless. Add to this the Maynard contact and you would think he gets 2 - 3 weeks minimum. The AFL cannot possibly let this slide given the concussion to Brayshaw and its so-called policing of such on-field problems resulting in serious injuries. I also think people need to come to terms with the fact that the game is not what it used to be, and players are well aware of that.
I will say one thing on all this, been much more fun arguing in here than working this avo
The players are also well aware that the AFL lets players off for on-field problems resulting in serious injuries. See McCartin and Rampe.
Players can and do react to things in that timeframe. I dont know why you keep arguing they cant. Maynard did react in that time. He just reacted poorly and needs to face the consequences.He didn’t choose anything. Stop thinking people have the ability to form rational thought in a fraction of a second.
The passage of him trying to spoil and then colliding with Brayshaw goes for about 2 seconds - that people are expecting Maynard to have realised he didn’t get the spoil, notice Brayshaw would likely run into him and then correct himself and avoid Brayshaw entirely in this short space of time is genuinely baffling.
The way some want the game adjudicated we may as well turn it into AFL 9s and just erase all contact entirely.
Or maybe they are all for people not getting knocked the **** outYou can tell there are many fatty armchair experts who've never played sport in their life.
Or they just hate Maynard and are liars.
Or maybe they are all for people not getting knocked the * out
Jesus
Will you still think Port will win the flag after the Lions comfortably beat them tomorrow night?I can't stand Collingwood, but even I cannot see any way that Maynard gets a suspension. he was in the air going to block.
He can't defy gravity - he was landing in one spot. Unfortunately that was on Angus.
Where does this turning the shoulder nonsense come from?
Accident - play on.
JVR gets 2 for a raised elbow that sent McStay off the field for 20 mins and Cox needs looking at for that knee grab on Petracca - it was like a chicken wing to the leg.
Based on that - neither side win the Flag.
Port seem spot on at the right time
Brisbane have this MCG hoodoo they can't seem to beat
GWS are capable of serious damage but it's a big ask to get to the GF let alone win.
Carlton - if they don't choke, they have the cattle
ST Kilda and Sydney are no hope.
Port for mine - GWS the smokey
Pies get to watch 6 finals pass before they play the last prelim
Its the duty if care expected from players now. You have to mitigate the impact and there were options available that were ignored by maynard.
What was your stance on the Sicily / McCluggage incident?I can't stand Collingwood, but even I cannot see any way that Maynard gets a suspension. he was in the air going to block.
He can't defy gravity - he was landing in one spot. Unfortunately that was on Angus.
Where does this turning the shoulder nonsense come from?
Accident - play on.
JVR gets 2 for a raised elbow that sent McStay off the field for 20 mins and Cox needs looking at for that knee grab on Petracca - it was like a chicken wing to the leg.
Based on that - neither side win the Flag.
Port seem spot on at the right time
Brisbane have this MCG hoodoo they can't seem to beat
GWS are capable of serious damage but it's a big ask to get to the GF let alone win.
Carlton - if they don't choke, they have the cattle
ST Kilda and Sydney are no hope.
Port for mine - GWS the smokey
The AFL cant have their cake and eat it too. Theres a class action against them atm relating to long term effects of concussion . The outcome of this incident will only be another layer to add on top of the case. Now if they are ******* serious about this , Maynard will go , case closed.
exactly if he had a duty of care, that would have been an embrace with a turn of his body. Would have been a glancing embrace & we would have marvelled at the athletic attributes on show, as we do in other instances.
Wot? Maynard still gets dubbed out for choosing to be a knob.Lets propose the opposite happens, Maynard leaps to smother, Brayshaw gets the kick away and Maynard opens himself up to minimise contact as apparently he should have. Brayshaw sees late that Maynard is falling in an open position and he braces for impact and they clash head/face and Maynard is concussed. Do we rub Brayshaw out?
Or is kicking the ball more of a football action than trying to smother?