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I’ve had a number of discussions on this issue today, and there is really no simple right or wrong.
With some players in the similar situation, they are compliant and the doctors get them on the stretcher and remove them to the rooms. With some players, even though they are “not with it”, they fight the helpers. Remember these players are big boys, and all the helpers wanted to do was get the player off the arena. If the player was going to be hard to put on a stretcher, get him off in the safest manner for all involved.
The people aiding Fyfe on the spot, made a value judgement.
Yeah good luck forcing someone onto a stretcher who's refusing to get on.
That would be much more dangerous, think of the falls risk trying to hold someone down and carry them when they don't want to be.