drdrake

I'm involved at Junior level, the number 1 cause of concussion that I've seen are from a sling tackle. Grounds are harder these days, as soon as the head hits the ground you are in trouble. The crack down on this action has certainly decreased the concussions. The bump players know you bump high you are in trouble. The next is the so called footy acts, when you look at these very few and far between. I think the moment you go past the ball and hit high in any contact form you will be in trouble.

He isn't coming back from an ACL tear at his age. My understanding is that if you are injured and delisted you still get some sort of remuneration from AFL until you are fully recovered, plus you still will have access to the best rehab. As good as he was for a handful of games, he should be delisted, maybe rookie him at best

Spot on, no point drafting key forwards if we can't hit them up.

Port are linked to 2 defenders at the moment, looking at there current draft picks cupboard is pretty bare, which means future picks. If they get it wrong with Tassie coming in the cliff will be extra high to climb back up

You can add Brown onto the Wing at Casey, we will get him late in the draft or rookie

No player wants to finish off playing VFL, Woey Jnr is ahead of Harmes now, so he is looking. The dees though would want him just in case so won't give him away for nothing, he is more valuable on our list than a third round pick.

If we are thinking Brayshaw isn't going to play, we need to secure pick 1 and Harley Reid.

Send him to Sydney with Grundy, get pick 11 and a fourth round pick

When will the compromised Drafts for Tasmania kick in? That will play a big part in clubs strategy this trade draft period.

The worse thing is the AFL will tighten up the law that is you go past the ball make head high contact that causes injury you will get 3 weeks, I bet the first player suspended by this new rule will be a Melbourne player, bit like Trengrove with dangerous tackle

Do you expect anything less, just look how his reign at Collingwood ended.

Everyone called it, we all expected him to get off at some stage, although I thought it would be at appeal or in court.

Jack Martin must feel confident up next

If he goes, any chance we can get Rattern back to gill his role

Some of the reporting around this incident is just plain stupid. Deal with this action and get off the band stand about this will change to game. Each week in the AFL there are hundreds of body collisions, only a very small percentage cause injury and those ones need to be dealt with by the tribunal or mro. To say if Maynard gets weeks it will change the game, bring in high marks and other contacts into the discussion is just stupid. The AFL already has a couple of class actions pending for concussions. That is at AFL level, there will be the next wave of state league footballers, followed by local footballers all that at the time of playing would have had insurance policy through the relevant league appointed insurers. Changing our thinking on protecting the head is vital to ensure the game is a product that a company will continue to insure the participants. Deal with the incident at hand, he went past the ball, turned a smother into a bump hit a player high and knocked him out. What a shame as well, no matter what happens tonight everyone is talking an appeal, if the appeal fails for Collingwood we are hearing court action. Meanwhile you have a bloke not playing with a chance he may never play again.

Yep, he doesn't want to be the no 1 ruckman in the VFL. He goes to Sydney is the No 1 ruck and good luck to him. Just give us a blinder on Friday night and help us beat the blues

22 is about right for Grundy, be nice if we could swap picks, maybe pick 11 and 22 for Grundy our first and MFC second round pick 36ish

He didn't watch the spotlight interview last night on channel 7, if you don't protect heads at the top level what chance do you have at local and junior level

Interesting night at the tribunal, a bloke that elected to bump and knocked a guy out, plus another that hit a bloke in the head. Both clubs will claim these are incidents that unfortunately happen in Footy, AFL will claim you hit them in the head with force and you had other options. I get the feeling Maynard decision will be appealled either way by Collingwood or the AFL

Maybe I'm to old to understand the bump today, the old hip and shoulder.

Hard, my first response was unlucky footy incident, but after seeing him turn to bump he has to be in trouble. If he didn't turn, I would agree footy accident but as soon as you elect to bump the onus is on you

The Lawyer is already mapping out the appeal

With this Bloke the club would have drafted him to be prime in 2 to 3 years. At the time of the draft we had picked up Grundy to add to Brown, Tmac, JVR then add in Smith, Petty, Fritsch, Melksham. He was picked along with Adams to be long term development projects not instant AFL ready players.

In Grundy, Jordon, Spargo Out JVR, Brayshaw, Laurie Not much else you can do.

The old depth chart doesn't look to good for mids. Outside the ones playing last night, Woey, Jordon, Harmes. Jordon most likely gone at years end, Harmes good chance as well, Dunstan gone. Leaving Woey jnr as the only mid not playing last night.