It didn't impact the match today, but the Swans were two down for the majority of the match due to an illegal sling tackle from Rioli on O'Riordan and a late hit from I believe Vardy on Thurlow. O'Riordan was concussed and didn't play the last three quarters, and Thurlow came back on for a couple of minutes but then stayed off the whole second half with a possible broken jaw.
Now, neither of these actions were atrocious in the grand scheme of things, but they were both illegal actions that rendered the Swans two players down.
The AFL is talking about bringing in a 'bunker' type thing for the goal reviews - could they not also responsible for looking at these kind of incidents?
It wouldn't be a straight send off - if the injured player was assessed and came back on, the offending player could come back on also.
I guess the coaches could exploit this (surprise, surprise) in a situation where a gun took out a scrub or something, but I imagine it would be pretty rare and you could put some controls in place.
Thoughts?
Now, neither of these actions were atrocious in the grand scheme of things, but they were both illegal actions that rendered the Swans two players down.
The AFL is talking about bringing in a 'bunker' type thing for the goal reviews - could they not also responsible for looking at these kind of incidents?
It wouldn't be a straight send off - if the injured player was assessed and came back on, the offending player could come back on also.
I guess the coaches could exploit this (surprise, surprise) in a situation where a gun took out a scrub or something, but I imagine it would be pretty rare and you could put some controls in place.
Thoughts?