Trouble is though that he is crap at both.
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AFAIK headgear doesn’t necessarily stop concussion. It might stop impact injuries to the skull, as in prevent you from being a fractured skull, but concussion occurs when the brain experiences an impact or jolt within the head.
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Brayshaw wore headgear for his whole senior career unless I’m mistaken. Didn’t help him much.
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This was all discussed in the Shane Tuck coronial inquiry. Far more details within that.
If they want footy numbers to fall off a cliff mandate headwear…
If AFL are implementing it, would imagine they are getting a cut out of it from head wear supplier. They only do stuff for the $$
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He only started wearing the helmet after a series of concussions.
Aah, but the key thing you missed is that the AFL is going to make them wear “AFL-endorsed headgear”.
So no conflict of interest there: AFL changes the rules and gets a big kickback for it. They can then use e the extra $$$ to pay themselves bonuses to reward their hard work.
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That definitely came to mind. Bring them in, makes us look like we are doing something when in reality they do very little to prevent concussion. Clearly to stop potential litigation…
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Nah, drop the ball from a blimp.
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Just like my fav game as a kid, speedball 2
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They have so much faith in it that they’re not actually implementing it at AFL level…
Doesn’t look good on TV.*
- I think their claim is that AFL have a large medical team that can help or some such drivel.
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AFL players, hell all elite level athletes, have access to medical resources well beyond most people. That isn’t drivel, its fact, and the reason concussion protocols (both prevention and management) should be different by levels of sport.
What that article is alluding to is a trial of “fit for purpose” helmets. The AFL is expediting their work on this front in light of the Shane Tuck coronial findings. Helmet use will remain voluntary throughout.
It is worth noting the AFL chief medical officer has hesitation toward compulsory helmets due to (a) a minimal, if not negligible, impact on preventing concussion from current research, and (b) that they may provide a false sense of security and could lead to players acting in a manner which makes them prone to concussion.
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Should AFL umpires or Third umpire have option to send players off? ie Jimmy webster / Powell-Pepper
- Yes
- No
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Except that the medical teams are not on the field to stop the player hitting their head and causing concussion. If the AFL believe helmets help in this regard it should be for all players of all levels.
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Should people use “i.e.” when they really mean “e.g.”?
- Yes
- Don’t know
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In terms of post-incident management, yes, but what can their advanced medical teams do to prevent the incidents on field? I would have thought AFL players are probably more at risk given they generally train more often, move faster, have more mass, and play with more desperation than those at the lower leagues.
They aren’t sure, hence why they are trialling it. There is no way they could do the trial at AFL level because of the potential impact on performance.
Cricket said the same thing 40 years ago and now kids are so in line with the expectation they literally won’t face one ball without their helmet on. Feelings change over time.
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