Shultz injury- and a duty of care

[Mopsy]

Twice earlier in the game prior to Shultz injuring his ankle he slipped over on the notorious Telstra Dome turf.

The comments from the Channel Nine commentaters on each of these two occasions was that the boots he was wearing were perhaps causing him a problem.

In AFL football today the coaching staff mostly chosen for their experience enjoy highly paid positions within the sport.

Anyone who coaches in any sport has a duty of care towards those under their control and as a qualified sports coach I wondered at the time why he was not dragged to the bench and an attempt made to rectify the problem, he a relatively immature footballer was having.

Especially with the Gaspar injury and it's impact on the side

[mightytiges]

When it comes to slipping over IMO it's the players own responsibility to make sure he has the right stops in his boots. In any sport you need to make sure what equipment you use is right for the job. We had a couple of our guys slipping over. They should have changed their boots at 1/4 time.

Interestingly another major injury occurs at a ground with a harder surface!

Gas' injury was a lack of duty of care as he played the week straight after he initially injured his knee slightly. He should have been rested but instead played and needed a reco. Similarly playing Cogs for so long early last year then bringing him back for 2 pointless matches at the end was mindless stupidity  .

[Rodgerramjet]

Twice earlier in the game prior to Shultz injuring his ankle he slipped over on the notorious Telstra Dome turf.

The comments from the Channel Nine commentaters on each of these two occasions was that the boots he was wearing were perhaps causing him a problem.

In AFL football today the coaching staff mostly chosen for their experience enjoy highly paid positions within the sport.

Anyone who coaches in any sport has a duty of care towards those under their control and as a qualified sports coach I wondered at the time why he was not dragged to the bench and an attempt made to rectify the problem, he a relatively immature footballer was having.

Especially with the Gaspar injury and it's impact on the side

Your not an ambulance chaser are Mopsy