Geelong premiership ahead Cameron Mooney believes gamers are not “bracing for contact”, with Richmond’s Rhyan Mansell set to obtain a ban for his bump that left Fremantle’s James Aish concussed.
Mansell and Aish have been concerned in a heavy collision within the fourth quarter of Richmond’s win over the Dockers, with Aish coming into possession of the ball earlier than colliding with Mansell a cut up second after.
Aish got here from the bottom and didn’t return to the match, together with his Head Impact Assessment seeing him enter concussion protocols.
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The Match Review Officer will determine whether or not Mansell was contesting the ball and was doing so in an affordable method.
If he finds Mansell was not contesting the ball, he probably would’ve elected to bump, leading to a reportable offence.
Should he be reported, impression is more likely to be at the very least excessive and doubtlessly extreme.
A discovering of careless conduct with excessive contact and excessive impression would lead to a two-match ban, whereas extreme impression would lead to a ban of at the very least three matches and a direct referral to the AFL Tribunal.
“This is a 50-50 football act that’s going to happen in our game,” Mooney mentioned on Fox Footy of the Mansell-Aish incident.
“The problem with players now in today’s game in my belief is they are not bracing for the contact anymore because we are so gone the other way of protecting players, which we should.
“In our day – and I hate saying that – that’s both players bracing for each other and making contact because they both know what’s coming.
“Nowadays, players are going ‘Players aren’t allowed to hit me anymore, I’m free to go at it how I want.’”
Mooney mentioned Aish ought to’ve braced himself for contact, including most gamers “almost have the blinkers on” on the whole play given they assume they’re protected by the foundations of the sport.
Aish will miss subsequent week’s match towards Greater Western Sydney beneath HIA protocol.
Richmond has matches towards St Kilda, Brisbane and Sydney over the subsequent month.
Elsewhere, Hawthorn captain James Sicily can be set to obtain his second ban in three weeks, this time for a possible harmful deal with on Brisbane’s Hugh McCluggage.
McCluggage was left concussed after the deal with, which noticed him initially fall on prime of Sicily earlier than persevering with to show into the bottom, the place forceful head contact was made with the bottom.
The Match Review Officer will decide whether or not or not Sicily’s actions constituted a harmful deal with, that’s, whether or not it was unreasonable within the circumstance.
“I honestly just feel so bad for the players at the moment,” Mooney mentioned.
“To me, that is just a fantastic lunging tackle by a player who’s desperate to make sure the opposition doesn’t get rid of the ball.
“He’s tackled him around the waist and his momentum has obviously dragged him down and unfortunate on the back of that he’s then hit his head on the ground.”
The Match Review Officer’s findings will drop on Sunday night time.
Originally revealed as Bump, deal with set to go on trial once more as two fall beneath MRO microscope
Source: www.news.com.au
