Listening to Hardwick and Teague on AFL360 irritated me tonight.
It irritated me, largely because I was just stunned at the bizarre ignorance of how these guys do not see that they are the cause of most of the sport's problems. Directly, and of course indirectly more often than not.
They were discussing the new concussion sub rule, and Hardwick said something along the lines of how it was great because we all care about the welfare of the players.
Then went on to say that he'd like a sub for any injured player, not just concussed ones, and that he'd like to be able to choose from 4 emergencies instead of just 1 sub.
Cause, you know. Player welfare is the priority right.
Whilst this was happening, they're showing footage of Vlaustin recklessly going head first into a contest with his head and getting duly knocked out cold.
Cause, you know, player welfare is the priority right?
Is it? Is it really?
If it really was, would coaches bully and humiliate players to 'take their turn' when it comes to putting themselves in dangerous situations and putting their long term welfare at risk?
If player welfare is that important, would Hardwick instruct Lynch to go forearm and knee first into the back of unprotected defenders every week?
Would Paddy McCartin have been coached from his first game to crash the pack? A 19yo that has never played against men, being coached to crash packs?
Would coaches herald guys for 'going back with the flight' at their press conferences, if they really valued their well being more than winning?
I mean WTF??
If Vlaustin, or some 19yo rookie jibbed it and pulled out of a contest when the game was on the line, would Hardwick, or any other coach be cool with it? Would they be pleased because, you know, player welfare.
Coaches are just so full of shit. It irritates how self-serving they are, whilst pretending how much they care for the game, and the players. It's just nonsense.
The sooner the AFL stop getting their input on things the better.
It irritated me, largely because I was just stunned at the bizarre ignorance of how these guys do not see that they are the cause of most of the sport's problems. Directly, and of course indirectly more often than not.
They were discussing the new concussion sub rule, and Hardwick said something along the lines of how it was great because we all care about the welfare of the players.
Then went on to say that he'd like a sub for any injured player, not just concussed ones, and that he'd like to be able to choose from 4 emergencies instead of just 1 sub.
Cause, you know. Player welfare is the priority right.
Whilst this was happening, they're showing footage of Vlaustin recklessly going head first into a contest with his head and getting duly knocked out cold.
Cause, you know, player welfare is the priority right?
Is it? Is it really?
If it really was, would coaches bully and humiliate players to 'take their turn' when it comes to putting themselves in dangerous situations and putting their long term welfare at risk?
If player welfare is that important, would Hardwick instruct Lynch to go forearm and knee first into the back of unprotected defenders every week?
Would Paddy McCartin have been coached from his first game to crash the pack? A 19yo that has never played against men, being coached to crash packs?
Would coaches herald guys for 'going back with the flight' at their press conferences, if they really valued their well being more than winning?
I mean WTF??
If Vlaustin, or some 19yo rookie jibbed it and pulled out of a contest when the game was on the line, would Hardwick, or any other coach be cool with it? Would they be pleased because, you know, player welfare.
Coaches are just so full of shit. It irritates how self-serving they are, whilst pretending how much they care for the game, and the players. It's just nonsense.
The sooner the AFL stop getting their input on things the better.
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