Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has bristled on the suggestion that key defender Aliir Aliir returned to the sphere with out being correctly assessed following a sickening collision with teammate Lachie Jones.
Aliir collided with Jones in a marking contest after working again with the flight of the ball, inflicting play to be stopped early within the second time period of the 47-point Showdown loss to Adelaide on Saturday.
Both Power gamers needed to be helped to their toes and regarded set to be dominated out of the competition, however Aliir didn’t endure a head harm evaluation and returned to the sphere simply minutes later.
Jones handed a head harm evaluation however was subbed out at halftime resulting from a migraine.
“It was played out through the right hands and that was the doctor. The doctor made those decisions based around both players,” Hinkley mentioned.
“He was really, really clear, and really, really certain to me, and Aliir was too, with Aliir in particular.
“I can inform you as a result of I truly sat and spoke with Aliir, and Aliir spoke with me clear as he might be.
“The doctor was very, very comfortable that the situation was well and truly okay, and that he (Aliir) was able to go back on.”
Aliir went on to play out the match and completed lining up on Taylor Walker because the Crows’ veteran ahead ran riot.
Walker booted seven targets to guide the Crows to a rousing triumph that reignited their finals hopes whereas additionally securing his first Showdown Medal as Aliir was amongst a number of Power defenders unable to comprise him.
“He went back out there and played the whole game, so I don’t think there was too many problems with Aliir other than he got beaten badly,” Hinkley mentioned.
“But he was getting beaten by Taylor Walker for a fair bit of the night.”
The Power had been scrutinised final season when captain Tom Jonas and onballer Zak Butters clashed heads late in a match towards Richmond however didn’t endure head harm assessments.
Hinkley additionally backed veteran Port physician Mark Fisher’s judgement at the moment.
Jones was assessed following the collision with Aliir and watched the second half from the bench.
“Lachie didn’t fail a concussion test, but he didn’t come back on. We subbed him out,” Hinkley mentioned.
“In fact, at the end, he basically was subbed out with a migraine. But he’d done the concussion test and he passed the concussion test.”
The Power have now misplaced three consecutive matches following a 13-game successful streak that propelled them into the highest two.
The newest defeat ensures second spot – and a house ultimate in week one – continues to be up for grabs with Port Adelaide one win forward of Brisbane with 4 matches nonetheless to play.
“Clearly it’s concerning. But footy seasons are always made up of chunks,” Hinkley mentioned.
“You get your opportunity in a whole season to build your season and we’ve done that really well.
“We’re in just a little patch in the meanwhile that we would a lot fairly not be in, however we can’t be staying on this patch.
“We’ll do everything we can to get out of this patch and we’ll continue on and qualify as high as we possibly can.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
