What better time to change the rules

ryno_ wrote:

If the ball goes back to the player, from that far away, by the time the ref puts the whistle near their mouth, its too late. The game is too fast and the injured player would already be in danger.



Nobody is trying to eliminate injuries or make the game less gladitorial. Just maybe when theres a bloke who doesnt know what day it is and a live ball 5m away, maybe the welfare of the injured player comes above some ridiculous right to play ball sports next to his body.

After the rape filled offseason (and frankly, last 5 years) we've had, the argument of "give footy players more credit, they aren't as dumb as you think" its a pretty wild hill to die on, but you do you.

1. Nah, disagree. Sure its a risk, but I dont think its that high of a risk.
2. What has that got to do with anything that happens on the field?
How often do you see players showing concern for other players when there is an injury? Just about every game or every time there is an injury. How often do you see players jumping on, running over etc someone who is unconscious? Farking basically never.
Assuming that all of a sudden player welfare is going to go out the window and its going to be a free for all bloodbath just coz the ref can now decide when to make a call and a trainer can help - is crazy.

I assume
That because play continued to go away from him, there was no need to call play up.
If someone dives on the ball near him, the ref would have blown it up.
If play came back towards him, the ref would have blown it up.

It was played perfectly by the ref.