AFL Rd 5 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide in Adelaide

[pew2]

Need to bring defence from our forwards ,must stop ADL linking up from our fwd line  and running tho ball out ( think Coll ) .

[ElwoodBlues1]

Jordan Dawson might need a bit of attention.....27 possies at 96% DE vs Freo.....thats insane.

[Mav]

Kane Cornes expects the medium impact assessment to be downgraded to low impact and the penalty will therefore be a fine only: https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/04/09/w...owngraded/.

[Gointocarlton]

Kane Cornes expects the medium impact assessment to be downgraded to low impact and the penalty will therefore be a fine only: https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/04/09/w...owngraded/.

Ill be shocked if they down grade it.

[Gointocarlton]

Jordan Dawson might need a bit of attention.....27 possies at 96% DE vs Freo.....thats insane.

I watched the game, he couldn't miss a target if he tried?

[Professer E]

Soligo won't be playing until after the mid season bye

[Mav]

Soligo can accept a $1500 fine with an early plea of guilty to a charge of making contact with the goal umpire. Unless there’s an injury that isn’t common knowledge, he’ll be playing against us.

[Thryleon]

Ill be shocked if they down grade it.

I'll be shocked if they don't.  There was not much in it, and they'll need all high contact at the MRO if Harry goes for this one which means zurhaar should end up with weeks for 2 fend off's, and Harry collected a shiner in the first quarter and his opponent should go for that too.

[Gointocarlton]

I'll be shocked if they don't.  There was not much in it, and they'll need all high contact at the MRO if Harry goes for this one which means zurhaar should end up with weeks for 2 fend off's, and Harry collected a shiner in the first quarter and his opponent should go for that too.

High fend offs are free kicks, attempted spoils which contact the head are rarely reportable these days.

[Mav]

And yet high fend offs are very dangerous. They carry as much risk of CTE as any punch to the head aggregated over time. But the more immediate danger is of damage to the trachea. That can be life-threatening if it blocks the airway but short of that it can create difficulties speaking. We’ve all heard Terry Wallace’s raspy voice - that’s what happened to him.

The problem is that the fend off has to be a sudden brutal heel strike as high on the body as possible - close to where the clavicle meets the neck. Any tackler needs to keep his chin down to protect his neck, just as a boxer does. That means the gap between the intended target and the head is quite small and it’s a moving target. If bumps should be punished if there’s head-high contact even if that wasn’t the bumper’s intention, then why should strikes to the face as a consequence of a dangerous fend off be ignored? They should be dealt with in the same way.

The other problem is that guys like Zurhaar are probably happy enough when they give away a free for a heel strike to the face. It’s sending a message to future tacklers that they shouldn’t mess with him.