How many months before we are not failing in our duty of care?
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Not the point.
If Cox were battling for a few weeks after receiving a concussion then wouldnât any amount of months before return to a contact sport be seen as a failing of a clubâs duty of care in the current landscape?
At the time, Kane Cornes was saying that if this is all it takes for a player to be concussed, he shouldnât be playing. He was wrong. The wrong body part striking the wrong spot at the wrong pace can cause concussion more easily than people know. Could totally be chalked up to a freak occurrance, as evidenced by the fact that this hasnât happened to Cox before.
But how easily you are concussed isnât the only factor to consider when assessing a playerâs suitability for taking to a professional AFL footy field. Weâve also got to look at how easily they bounce back from a head blow. Never seen an AFL footy player take months to recover from concussion. Unless thereâs something else going on, itâs a sign he should put his health first and part ways with the club.
I highly doubt he will make it beyond this year, sadly his footy days are numbered.
He wonât be able to get another knock to his head, given how long he has been out with symptoms
As a random Blitz poster, your questioning of medical decisions made by the professional medical team at the club is highly valued.
Putting together the player, the injury, ongoing assessments etc - what is the right time frame to recover? 6 months, 8 months? Do tell.
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'Bout time my mecical opinion started receiving its dues.
Jokes aside, I may not be making myself clear.
Itâs not a case of âwe only waited 6 months, we should have waited 7.â
Itâs a case of âif weâre still working this problem out after x amount of weeks then are we putting him at risk by sending him out when it took months to get ontop of?â
Consider this. Is there a difference between saying âplayer A is too easily concussed so he should retireâ and âplayer B isnât easily concussed but when he is, damn, that concussion slaps him around so he should retire?â
If you have a female boss in a Spanish-speaking country, sheâd be called a heifer (spelt jefa)
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Without professional medical experience and access to the player itâs pointless to speculate.
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True, but that could be said for most discussion on blitz. Speculate on, I say!
Most discussion on blitz isnât about if the club is failing in its duty of care by playing Cox after his concussion issues. In this case, the only way to know if the club is failing in its duty of care is to be part of the clubs medical department.
And we canât talk about thatâŚwhy?
HEH-fah
Whatâs the point? The club medical department might be failing in there duty of care or they might not and thereâs no way for us too know either way.
Whatâs the latest on Cox from the training watchers? @CJohns do you have a vibe? (Much appreciated if so)
Cox has the potential to be very important for the rest of the year, either as a relief ruck of a key forward that allows Wright to play more minutes in the ruck.
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Not seen out on the track today. Unsure where he is at tbh.
Parish was out there on light training. Guelfi nearly did all the session. He looks to be only weeks off
Have to say a few doubts on Redman fitness. We will see
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Injury thread had him on the rehab oval.
âParish, Caldwell, Clarke & Cox doing skills work on rehab ovalâ
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Might explain why he didnât look his best against West coast.
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Yeah, that was me.
I noticed him late, up the far end of the rehab oval.
Unless thereâs another tall skinny player Iâve mistaken him for 
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Are we hitting targets or donking around still? Do they look happy to be out there
Much appreciated!
Bring back Dr Brendan Major!