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No one said they were soft you donkey, just said there has never been a better time to play this sport. In a few short years it will almost be non contact.
Basically is now.
All they need to do is add streamers and AFL tag.
Look at GWS player being suspended for 3 weeks...for what was a great tackle (not even remotely dangerous).
If you are a lawyer you should not be allowed to hold a position of power in the game only be advisory to those in charge.
They will destroy the fabric of the game and kill it off in an attempt to "save it".
There has been one case that went against a sporting body when the argument that players play at own risk therefore liability lies with them, which the judge acknowledged that this is true but to what degree is the organising body responsible for a Duty of care to protect the players from harm in a work environment.
It is still a reasonable argument from what I have read but they are unsure how a judge would swing on it, so are taking risk out of it and they are bastardising the games contact as a result.
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