Football Department Review

[Professer E]

How do you feel about the Williams suspension now?

[Baggers]

I think the AFL and the MRO both need an independent review. Urgently.

They want the game faster yet claim to be clamping down on head-high contact. Well guess what AFL, collective heads of immaculate density, in a physical contact sport where it is made faster the head contacts run the risk of being worse - more concussions. What do other sports with high contact do... headgear. Modern science must be able to come up with a comfortable, thin, high absorbent material head protection which will reduce some concussions to zero and bad ones to less harmful. Oh, hang on, Gil is into pretty/appearances... no room for practicality. If I had a son/daughter who was playing AFL/W I would strongly suggest to him or her to wear protective headgear.

As for last night's decision... holy cr@p. Plow goes because they claim he did not have eyes for the aggott, Mackay gets off because they believe it was an honest contest for the pill. Did anyone else notice Mackay become airborne to ensure he hit his opponent flush with his shoulder??? And his opponent was in a more vulnerable position! A great pile of steamy bullshizen... inconsistency 101.

How confused must the players be... many will be watching the Mackay hit over and over to ensure they emulate that kind of collision so they get off. Der.

[cookie2]

The AFL continue to make it up as they go along. Nature of the beast. Consistency is not a concept familiar to them.

[PaulP]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/c...863cecb4ca

Dunstall is one of the few in the media worth listening to IMO.

[Gointocarlton]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/c...863cecb4ca

Dunstall is one of the few in the media worth listening to IMO.

I heard Malcom Speed on SEN this morning, brilliant. He spoke of the Richmond review which was not made public like many others have been. Gale presented it to the board, they all read it on the spot, they discussed it at length and then handed it back to Gale at the end of the meeting. No leaks, no publishing of it, just decide on the action plan resulting from it and get on with it.

[PaulP]

I heard Malcom Speed on SEN this morning, brilliant. He spoke of the Richmond review which was not made public like many others have been. Gale presented it to the board, they all read it on the spot, they discussed it at length and then handed it back to Gale at the end of the meeting. No leaks, no publishing of it, just decide on the action plan resulting from it and get on with it.

Wow, what is that exactly ? it's like, errrrr....................professionalism or something ? For those at the mighty CFC, it is, as Bob Dylan said, "a foreign sound to your ear."

[LP]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/c...863cecb4ca

Dunstall is one of the few in the media worth listening to IMO.

I believe he's knocked Carlton back twice, yet he still has the cohunes to tell us what to do!

[Baggers]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/c...863cecb4ca

Dunstall is one of the few in the media worth listening to IMO.

Spot on from J Dunstall. You'd reasonably expect the review to be finished just prior to season's end... then make the changes.

[PaulP]

I really hope Pavlich will take learnings from the Adelaide Crows review and rips the Board a new one, even though it's not in his remit. The Crows review was prompted by the disastrous camp, and plenty across the board, executive, football department etc. fell on their sword. I'm not convinced focussing solely on the footy department will get to the bottom of the problems.

[PaulP]

I came across a Footy Classified clip from yesterday on my YT auto suggestions, and against my better judgment, I watched a few minutes. They made the point that no one at our club, at any level (Board, Executive, Coach, players) has come out better than when they came in. Except maybe Judd. All coaches, players, Executive etc. have their reputations tarnished after working with us. They're saying that even Andrew Russell is now looking average. Great.