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[Rioli magic]

Taylor really not in a good way, hope he is ok and recovers well.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

Horrible incident with Sam Taylor

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Sam Taylor

Age

25

Ht

198cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.1

4star

MG

130.5

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

60.8

1star

D

8.6

3star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

2.8

5star

MG

110.8

2star

. Off to Hospital.

Gee GWS are going to be hard to beat this year if they can keep their players on the park.

Some fantastic football.

They've found another one as well - young Harvey Thomas seems to have a bit about him.

 

[I got the outside word]

When did the Taylor incident happen?

 

[Rioli magic]

When did the Taylor incident happen?

About 10 minutes into the 1st quarter

 

[CHUBBSS]

The Libba stuff looks real scary

Hate that his comment post-game was he had a sore ankle and stumbled.

Take the concussion stuff seriously. I hope there is an investigation here.
Can't beleive he stayed on the field and Docs did nothing

The faces he was making after it were real strange

 

[Flukey!]

The faces he was making after it were real strange

Will probably miss a week or two "with an ankle".
Such a bizarre explanation by Bevo.

 

[MrPremiership]

Will probably miss a week or two "with an ankle".
Such a bizarre explanation by Bevo.

Thankfully has now entered concussion protocols.

Why were the Docs so slow to get to him on the ground after he collapsed? He was invovled in a few plays after that

 

[Bugs1977]

Holy sh*t Cogs down too. That looked nasty. Hope he’s okay.

 

[moginie]

carlton v the crows. God, it's like Hitler vs Stalin.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

Thankfully has now entered concussion protocols.

Why were the Docs so slow to get to him on the ground after he collapsed? He was invovled in a few plays after that

Honestly - being in the medical industry - Zimmerman is not well regarded at all.

I couldn't believe it when Zimmerman didn't take Libba off.

The first response to players with head injuries, esp those showing immediate effects needs a solid review, and removing from club doctors.

First response is set in stone to all suspected head injury victims:

Lay them down
Immobilize the neck
Neurological observations ( a worldwide set of questions / responses have been used for decades)
If unconsciousness has occurred - oxygen mask, stretcher and immediate removal to a place for assessment.

If any obvious symptom suggests an altered mental state - all the above apply.

Zimmerman left him on.

Other club Doctors allow a clearly concussed player to stagger off under his own steam - risking further injury if they fall.

The immediate first response to AFL players by club staff is dreadful. Really really bad.

And every time it happens you hear the same flogs like BT and Darcy roll out the tired trope about 'The Best In The Business'

They aren't - the immediate response is dreadful - Liberatore was owed a duty of care by Western Bulldogs and they failed.

Heads need to roll for this shambles - inc Beveridge for trying to cover it up as 'a trip'

Has everyone forgotten the state Shane Tuck ended up in - Libba will be the same sadly.

The AFL needs to step in and legislate a standard AFL club wide response to ANY suspected head injury (in collaboration with neurologists) and demand that clubs follow it. A gold standard.

The vision of Liberatore wandering off the field was a shameful indictment on poor standards of care - just when the AFL is cracking down on the actions that cause some of them.

Zimmerman gets the boot on Monday. Anything else is a travesty.

 

[eldorado]

carlton v the crows. God, it's like Hitler vs Stalin.

Spoken like someone in the Adelaide Gulag...

 

[Paul Kersey]

Umps looking after Carlton again.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Insufficient intent rule doesn’t apply with Carlton.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

What's wrong with Carlton? The amount of close games they're in goes way beyond statistic probability

 

[Ram-Man]

Well that stuffed up your close wins record…

 

[Spursfan]

No matter what happens in tonight's game, seeing those campaigners lose has made my day.

 

[peetoo]

Freo can take a trick. I suppose there’s a few home games to come tho

 

[TylerDurden]

North. 0-12 I50s in the first 7 mins.

We're shit. North, hold my beer.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

North. 0-12 I50s in the first 7 mins.

We're s**t. North, hold my beer.

West Coast and North just sent us this GIF

 

[Billyc]

West Coast and North just sent us this GIF

Been a few dark years for each and this year at least shapes as more of the same. The others will get the priority picks though

 

[grumbleguts]

Found the main residents heading off the the Joel Selwood stand

 

[TylerDurden]

McKercher subbed out already.

 

[Off The Couch]

They might as well get rid of htb.
Touhey takes possession, tackled, raises the ball above his head, can’t dispose of it, drops it but no htb

There’s no reward for the tackle anymore

 

[kenneje]

McKercher subbed out already.

Is he injured?

 

[Bugs1977]

McKercher subbed out already.

What happened to him?