Questions raised after Aliir Aliir not put through HIA test

The Crows poured it on as they ran away to safe a 47-point win behind the stellar play of Taylor Walker who booted seven targets.

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But the Power might be set for extra ache all through the week with questions set to be put to the membership after star defender Aliir Aliir returned to the sphere of play shortly after being helped off following a heavy hit with teammate Lachie Jones.

Midway by the second quarter the 2 teammates slammed into one another throughout a marking contest.

Aliir courageously went again with the flight of the ball earlier than being collected by Jones.

Both males have been left sprawled out on the turf with replays showing to point out Aliir being out chilly earlier than he had even hit the deck. Club trainers and medicos rushed to their facet earlier than serving to each males from the sphere.

Jones was taken down into the rooms whereas Aliir remained on the bench.

Much to the shock of everybody watching on he stood up and went again onto the bottom inside 10 minutes of the incident.

Sam Skinner, who performed two video games for Port Adelaide final 12 months earlier than being delisted, took to Twitter to voice his dismay.

“Allowed back on after this? Duty of care?” Skinner tweeted.

“And they’ll call it ‘delayed concussion’ during the week to cover their a***s.”

Fans believed a HIA check ought to have been carried out on each males which might have stored them on the bench for no less than quarter-hour.

It was confirmed by Fox Sports’ David Zita that the Power had not carried out a HIA with the membership physician deciding one wasn’t required.

“Port Adelaide have confirmed there was no Head Impact Assessment for Aliir Aliir. Veteran club doctor Mark Fisher examined the vision and was satisfied there was no need for one. Club says Lachie Jones been subbed out with a migraine,” Zita tweeted.

While the incident obtained followers up and out of their seats, it was Aliir rejoining the sport with out having undergone a HIA check that raised eyebrows.

The Herald Sun’s Jon Ralph wrote: “I think we have got to the stage where Aliir should have 15 minutes out with a HIA regardless of whether he is subsequently cleared of concussion and able to return. Club doctors are under incredible time pressure but this was a big head clash. The vision was clear-cut.”

Presenter Ben Way wrote: “It’s hard to say @afl is taking concussions seriously when players return from a clash like that so abruptly. Good to see Aliir Aliir back, but very swift.”

One consumer wrote: “Port Adelaide is going to have to answer some questions during the week. Aliir Aliir who clearly looked like he was concussed, has returned to the field.”

But Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley leapt to the defence of his membership’s medical employees.

“The doctor made those decisions based around both players and he was really clear and really certain to me and Aliir was too,” Hinkley mentioned after the shock 47-point loss to Adelaide.

“I sat and spoke with Aliir and he was clear as you could be.

“The doctor was very, very comfortable that the situation was well and truly okay and that he was able to go back on.

“He went back out and played the whole game, so I don’t think there’s too many problems with Aliir other than he got beaten badly (by Taylor Walker).

“The doctor, Mark Fisher, is an incredibly experienced doctor and he makes the right decisions that he needs to make.

“As soon as he came off, I was absolutely surprised myself a little bit at how clear he looked and how bright he looked.

“He was the same Aliir that I was talking to before the game.”

Sam Skinner, who performed two video games for Port Adelaide final 12 months earlier than being delisted, took to Twitter to voice his dismay.

“Allowed back on after this? Duty of care?” Skinner tweeted.

“And they’ll call it ‘delayed concussion’ during the week to cover their a***s.”