True, once he decided not to mark as couldn’t reach it - which he is entitled to do and may have been a footy instinct - what does he do? Leave himself wide open?
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I don't think any of these things are the key point. You can call it a bump, protecting himself, a collision or anything else. It's just semantics really.
This is the key point and the thing he can't do is go high and make contact.
He can bump/protect himself/collide as much as he likes and all is well but he can't do that and go high and concuss someone. That is the only reason he is in trouble.
If he had gotten low and made hip/hip contact then we wouldn't be talking about this now.
(And before someone says that's contrasting with the Dangerfield one, they are completely different incidents).
Lynch elected to contest a marking opportunity.
One step before impact, he found himself out of position (possible elbow push by his opponent?), so he doesn't leap.
Meanwhile, a Bulldogs player runs front-on into Lynch's marking path with eyes on Lynch - this Bulldogs player is nowhere near the ball, his intention is to create a collision to prevent Lynch from marking the ball.
In the 1 step Tom has with his foot on the ground after losing marking advantage, he slightly pivots. Collision occurs with the player running front-on into his space and nowhere near the ball. Tom immediately puts his hands up with palms facing outwards to say "not my intention, just protecting myself" instinctively, within 5 frames of impact.
I don't understand.
One step before impact, he found himself out of position (possible elbow push by his opponent?), so he doesn't leap.
Meanwhile, a Bulldogs player runs front-on into Lynch's marking path with eyes on Lynch - this Bulldogs player is nowhere near the ball, his intention is to create a collision to prevent Lynch from marking the ball.
In the 1 step Tom has with his foot on the ground after losing marking advantage, he slightly pivots. Collision occurs with the player running front-on into his space and nowhere near the ball. Tom immediately puts his hands up with palms facing outwards to say "not my intention, just protecting myself" instinctively, within 5 frames of impact.
I don't understand.
Unless someone else has already posted it a million times, Lynch's impact was more on Keath's hip. Even Buckley said it in commentary and Keath's concussion happened when he hit the ground. Bit like McCartin's who wasn't hit in the head by the opposing player.
You continue to suggest he had a choice about whether it was high or not.
He didn’t, it was way too quick for that.
He only had time to brace for a collision.
They will lynch him no matter what reasonable logic is presented and applied. AFL and media agenda.
AFL applies the *smile* hidden behind weasel words like player got concussed, the head is sacrosanct, duty of care, he chose to bump (which he didn’t) blah, blah, blah and then it is sanctioned by the sycophants in the AFL media.
There's a still a few posts back that shows a) he is off the ground and b) Keath's head against his bicep.
Still shots can be misleading absolutely but that's irrefutable evidence that he goes high and makes head contact. That's all you need to be suspended, the concussion is just more weeks.
‘Goes high’ is not really fair when you are his size and Keith came at him pretty low
The age reporting Lynch injury/recovery is worse than first thought and is likely to miss 10-12.
Sorry TBR the key word there is “goes”
He didn’t go high, there was unintentional high contact due to the collision
In a high speed collision on field still pictures are very misleading. The normal time video gives the best impression because that is what the player dealt with
Any broken foot requiring surgical intervention is going to be in the 8-12 range, depending on the severity.
Nankervis will likely start at 6-8 and could easily push out to the 8-10 mark as well.
Big opportunities coming up for Ryan and Bauer.
Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch is likely to miss up to three months from the broken foot he suffered against the Western Bulldogs.
While Lynch was initially thought to miss up to two months, the Tigers are bracing for him to miss between 10-12 weeks.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...lin-to-miss-tigers-clash-20230411-p5czlh.html
He definitely jumps into him though Sin, the still and the video both show that.
The season is over.
They won't rush him back and cop a hot spot similar to what happened to Nathan Brown after his broken leg.
No it doesn’t. His eyes were on the incoming ball when he leaps, then turns slightly when he sees Keath in his peripheral vision.
Anyone with some semblance of sight and comprehension can see that.
Lynch never jumped into him. He turned to the side.
I think at times, you just love being the resident contrarian mate
Just block him, so much more pleasant on here without agitation.
Look at the shots. Lynch is on the ground and then he is in the air. It's not just mid stride because his foot is the same height as the guy jumping for the ball. You can see on the video that he jumps. He's clearly not going for the ball because he is in no position to do so.
So if recognising something that is very clear and indisputable makes you a contrarian then I'm happy to be one.
