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Yep - Rohan made the decision to bump, and should be made to own the consequences; being a teammate or opponent doesn't change the outcome.People ringing SEN asking the same question, and you can hear the pipe trying so hard not to agree as the logic from the callers/texts is quite good
Not only that, he blindly went into a contest with no care for his teammate or opponent.My brief perusal of the rules indicates he could be reported under rule 22.2.2(ix); "Making unreasonable or unnecessary contact to the face of another person". Which he did in a very forceful way.
It seems to be one of the few "contact" rules which mentions "person" rather than "opposition player".
Even wait a week so the "optics" are there, then come out and say they got it wrongI don't want to see any player suspended for an accident. But if the AFL want to play hard ball with us then I expect them to do the same with every other club.
Rohan was reckless. He concussed his own teammate, so he clearly had no control over his action.
The contact region and impact level are not in question. It should be graded the same as Sicily's tackle. Straight to the tribunal.
Even if you can't get suspended for a hit on your own teammate, under the AFL's clause for "potential for injury" it's clear what the potential result would've been had he collected an opposition player instead. Something that could have just as easily happened given Rohan had so little control over his action that he couldn't even avoid taking out his teammate.
It's not too late for the AFL to wake the * up, acknowledge that accidents happen, and let Sicily off so he can play Sunday.
I guess it is designed to cover umpires, officials and spectators as well.My brief perusal of the rules indicates he could be reported under rule 22.2.2(ix); "Making unreasonable or unnecessary contact to the face of another person". Which he did in a very forceful way.
It seems to be one of the few "contact" rules which mentions "person" rather than "opposition player".
Haha, fair comment. It's just my opinion from watching what players have been up to these days.That's one hell of a stretch...
I'm trying to understand why they interchangeably use 'person' in some circumstances and 'opponent' in others.My brief perusal of the rules indicates he could be reported under rule 22.2.2(ix); "Making unreasonable or unnecessary contact to the face of another person". Which he did in a very forceful way.
It seems to be one of the few "contact" rules which mentions "person" rather than "opposition player".
I dont really understand either, I guess maybe its like stepping on the break just before you hit a tree, you still hit just at 55kph not 60kph.I'm not sure I understand what more time for deceleration means?
It's also fairly well studied that neither soft headgear, as worn in the AFL or more commonly the NRL, nor hard helmets like those worn in the NFL, reduce concussions and even less CTE accumulated over time.
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Evaluation of protective equipment for prevention of injuries in rugby union - PubMed
The protective equipment used in rugby union has limited effectiveness in preventing injuries. The results are supportive, however, of a role for mouthguards and padded headgear in preventing orofacial and scalp injuries, respectively, and for support sleeves in preventing sprains and strains.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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The association of padded headgear with concussion and injury risk in junior Australian football: A prospective cohort study
To assess whether padded headgear was associated with incidence of suspected sports-related concussion, non-sports-related concussion head injury, and…www.sciencedirect.com
Helmets and Mouth Guards: The Role of Personal Equipment in Preventing Sport-Related Concussions - PMC
Every year, millions of athletes in the United States experience concussions. With athletes at all levels of play getting bigger, faster, and stronger, it has been suggested that newer technologies may provide an opportunity to reduce the risk and ...www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
That's silly. Using his argument, Trent Cotchin's hair makes him less prone to concussions and Gary Ablett Jr would have been getting them left right and centre.I dont really understand either, I guess maybe its like stepping on the break just before you hit a tree, you still hit just at 55kph not 60kph.
As far as the studies go apparently (I'm just quoting here) "It's hardly robust data".
It’s Newtons 2nd law of motion. Force = mass x acceleration. Acceleration = change in velocity/time. The foam in an NFL/cycling/football helmet compresses to some extent on impact and slightly increases the time taken for the head to change from being in motion to being stationary. This reduces the rate of deceleration and in turn the force exerted on the head. It’s the same principle behind crumple zones and airbags in cars.That's silly. Using his argument, Trent Cotchin's hair makes him less prone to concussions and Gary Ablett Jr would have been getting them left right and centre.
Well the most robust argument you can give him is the ongoing class actions in the NFL regardless of their wearing soft and then hard helmets for over a century.
The MRO would have to class Jeremy Cameron as a person first.I'm trying to understand why they interchangeably use 'person' in some circumstances and 'opponent' in others.
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You'll find there limited suspensions for the remainder of the year.This just reinforces the Sicily ruling. If the tackled player is hurt / concussed then you’re fcuked. The issue here is that the AFL isn’t ruling on the action and what could happen but rather the action and what did happen. It kind of makes even more of a joke of that Cyril ruling all those years ago but yeah water is wet and the sky is blue nothing to see here!