02-24-2021, 10:08 AM
(02-24-2021, 08:55 AM)Baggers link Wrote:Who is this Sarah Black? And what qualifies her to understand motion, momentum and so on?I still think its about the look of the game, thats not what the AFL want to see on TV with young women and their parents watching and the womens game will be a very sanitized version of the male game until its established.
"This vision is uncomfortable to watch," this is not the comment of a purely objective individual. Plenty of tackles are 'uncomfortable to watch,' and not reportable.
Disagree. And not impressed.
Maddie got unlucky and it wasnt malicious but its more about sending a message that a player in a vulnerable position requires a duty of care to be shown. You send a real message when you suspend the best player in the comp and I think thats what this case was more about.
Potential Head injuries in all sports are coming under scrutiny more and I believe international cricket will have a new set of rules regarding short pitched bowling soon. With all the research into concussion and later effects in life I can see a lot of contact sports being affected as governing bodies look to protect themselves by reducing the legal repercussion risks of head injuries even at the cost of making the game over sanitized.