The bump could also be lifeless in keeping with some AFL coaches however premiership winner Damien Hardwick says the “volatile” nature of the sport will make unhealthy collisions unavoidable it doesn’t matter what regulation makers attempt to cease it.
Three massive hits within the opening rounds of the season that resulted in suspensions of various lengths and accidents of various levels, as lawsuits over historic therapy of concussion swirl, has made the bump the most important speaking level within the recreation.
Several AFL coaches stated it was not part of their teaching philosophy, with tackling most popular, and a few main gamers even declared it needed to be eradicated.
While Hardwick subscribed to the deal with earlier than bump principle, he stated split-second choice making within the warmth of battle would all the time be part of the sport and bumps would happen no matter how a lot gamers tried to keep away from them.
“There are going to be accidents in game you know,” he stated on Thursday.
“Players don‘t deliberately go out there and try and hurt opposition players, but the fact of the matter is, it is a volatile game.
“It‘s easy to say not to bump, but then when you’re in that situation, sometimes it does happen. I think we’ve just got to accept that it does happen. We just got to make sure that no one gets hurt.
“We prefer the guys to tackle, but until you’re in that situation and you’ve got to make that split second decision, it’s tough.
“We’ll be talking about it now, and we’ll be talking about for the next 10 years, so it’s just one of those things.
“The head is the most important thing we protect. Obviously, with the current situation with where the AFL landscape lies, we’ve just got to make sure that we continue to protect the player.”
Hardwick revealed he had tapped into his former assistant, and now GWS coach Adam Kingsley, after the Giants’ stirring second-half comeback over the Crows in spherical 1 because the Tigers put together to confront Adelaide.
He stated the Crows’ first half was “quite exhilarating” and that’s what they’re making ready for as they give the impression of being to show the tables on a 19-pint loss in final yr’s contest on the Adelaide Oval.
“We know when Adelaide played their best, the ground lends itself to high pressure, high contest footy.” Hardwick stated.
“They’ve got really dangerous forwards and we have a good understanding of what they bring and how they play … they touched us up last year.
“So we’re going to make sure we go over there and understand this is a good side that have troubled us and we’re going to make sure we play our very best footy.”
Originally revealed as Richmond coach says unstable nature of AFL means gamers can and can get harm
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
