Ok put your hand up who put Merrett in their Fantasy side?
I know I did as he is a Fantasy beast, so safe to say I am a little bias on my views on concussion right now.
Are medico's over cautious with concussion?
My view is, the players are warriors and if they have copped a light concussion like so often happens, I think they should be aloud back on the field, like they were for over 100 years in our game.
Of course medico's should take a common sense approach.
If a Player has a history of concussions throughout his career or it was such a heavy blow that he was out cold then yeah, obviously keep him off.
How many times does the player on the sidelines seem fine, want to go back on but medicos decided he hasn't quite done well enough on the concussion test and sideline them?
It's so frustrating for not only fans but I am sure the player himself.
They are supposed to be tough and they are. Players who sign up for an AFL Career know the obvious dangers.
They are paid very, very well and are given the best medical care.
All AFL players know the risks and know they will take scar's out of their time in the game, it's part of the deal.
Part of the deal also should be that medico's understand sometimes players are going to take a whack, they will feel fuzzy for a few minutes but they can get on with it.
God knows I did and that was only in juniors.
Medico's should just monitor them closely to make sure no obvious effects as they play on for the rest of the game.
I am probably a bit old school and need to get with the 2018 Medical science program.
I also concede this was Merretts 2nd concussion in under a fortnight but no doubt they would of pulled him last night even if it wasn't.
Anyway, I am eager to hear what you all think, are medico's going too over cautious with concussion protocols?
Or am I just being an ass?
I look forward to finding out off you all!
Also before I go, if you are in our Classic Comp but haven't joined @O07 and I in the Mondays Draft comp, we still have 3 spots we need to fill!
The league code is FK2NKHC4 so if you are keen just go ahead and jump on in.
Reply if you have any questions.
Thanks for reading