Comments on: Video: When will they learn? http://www.aflspace.com/2008/06/02/video-when-will-they-learn/ AFL News and Podcasts - News and views about Aussie Rules Football and the Australian Football league (AFL). Get Video, text and Audio views and news on the AFL Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:06:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mollyfud http://www.aflspace.com/2008/06/02/video-when-will-they-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-29718 mollyfud Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:33:03 +0000 http://afl.mollyzine.com/2008/06/02/video-when-will-they-learn/#comment-29718 Stuart, thanks for the comment. No, bumps aren't ruled out but there are<br>100s of hits a week and only 3 this week, none (from memory) last week and 2<br>the week before and not many before that that are dangerous and head high. I<br>am sorry, but I accept we have to lose some players like this for a week or<br>two to make sure that players don't miss weeks with head injures or worst<br>yet, Next injuries! As I said in today's<br>podcast (<a href="http://afl.mollyzine.com/2008/06/02/mmm-head-high-bumps-llyod-and-tribnual-">http://afl.mollyzine.com/2008/06/02/mmm-head-hi...</a><br>system-explained), I think teams shouldn't tell their players to<br>stop bumping, just be more careful, consider getting the ball more and wear<br>that occasionally if you do it wrong you miss a week. A lot of the hits are<br>just plain not necessary. I remember a situation in the Cats V Blues game<br>where the player could have bumped and would have been in trouble, but he<br>stopped and tackled instead and from memory won the free kick. If anyone<br>knows when that happened, let me know as I will put the video on the site.<br>Molly Stuart, thanks for the comment. No, bumps aren’t ruled out but there are
100s of hits a week and only 3 this week, none (from memory) last week and 2
the week before and not many before that that are dangerous and head high. I
am sorry, but I accept we have to lose some players like this for a week or
two to make sure that players don’t miss weeks with head injures or worst
yet, Next injuries! As I said in today’s
podcast (http://afl.mollyzine.com/2008/06/02/mmm-head-hi...
system-explained), I think teams shouldn’t tell their players to
stop bumping, just be more careful, consider getting the ball more and wear
that occasionally if you do it wrong you miss a week. A lot of the hits are
just plain not necessary. I remember a situation in the Cats V Blues game
where the player could have bumped and would have been in trouble, but he
stopped and tackled instead and from memory won the free kick. If anyone
knows when that happened, let me know as I will put the video on the site.
Molly

]]> By: Stuart http://www.aflspace.com/2008/06/02/video-when-will-they-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-29717 Stuart Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:24:50 +0000 http://afl.mollyzine.com/2008/06/02/video-when-will-they-learn/#comment-29717 So, basically, you want a game of football where no-one hits anyone? Netball?<br>Head hits are going to happen, and I don't think a player will deliberately go for another player's head.<br><br>People like you frustrate me. So, basically, you want a game of football where no-one hits anyone? Netball?
Head hits are going to happen, and I don’t think a player will deliberately go for another player’s head.

People like you frustrate me.

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