I saw the second half of the Power vs Lions game in yesterday’s Qualifying Final. Port were ridiculously unlucky to have called a tactical sub for Boak to replace DBJ early in the second half. I think it was literally within minutes after the sub call, that 2 injuries had occurred within succession, with a hamstring injury to Dylan Williams and a rolled ankle to McKenzie.
Unsurprisingly, Port became hamstrung in that second half and the Lions rolled on a surge of goals to effectively kill off the game in that crucial third quarter. Effectively, what I felt was that the sub change in this particular case, placed Port at a significant disadvantage. The issue being Port had 1 completely injured and 1 partially injured player, with a fit player subbed off but unable to be called back on.
Getting to the point of this thread, I have a thought that might help to make the playing field more fair if such instances occur again, and this applies mainly for tactical sub changes:
- if a tactical sub is called, the sub that comes off can come back on again if there is a significant injury to a player.
What does BF think about the above thought?
Unsurprisingly, Port became hamstrung in that second half and the Lions rolled on a surge of goals to effectively kill off the game in that crucial third quarter. Effectively, what I felt was that the sub change in this particular case, placed Port at a significant disadvantage. The issue being Port had 1 completely injured and 1 partially injured player, with a fit player subbed off but unable to be called back on.
Getting to the point of this thread, I have a thought that might help to make the playing field more fair if such instances occur again, and this applies mainly for tactical sub changes:
- if a tactical sub is called, the sub that comes off can come back on again if there is a significant injury to a player.
What does BF think about the above thought?