During game injuries

[ledge]

Re: During game injuries

Would that really help? You're still spreading the running out over 21 players instead of 22. When Collingwood lost players to injury against us they struggled to even use all their rotations.

Because they had no one left to replace they were all injured on the bench.
Even if they had one good player on the bench you can only replace one at a time., so you would struggle to use your rotations in that case.

[1eyedog]

Re: During game injuries

Would that really help? You're still spreading the running out over 21 players instead of 22. When Collingwood lost players to injury against us they struggled to even use all their rotations.

What do you think is a better scenario. Cory Gregson playing an extra three quarters or Patty Dangerfield and Joel Selwood getting 4 extra blowers each a match?

Collingwood lost Toovey, Fasolo, Moore and Adams so effectively had no-one on the bench which is why they struggled to get near the rotation cap.

Sorry ledge missed your post above explaining this.

[hujsh]

Re: During game injuries

What do you think is a better scenario. Cory Gregson playing an extra three quarters or Patty Dangerfield and Joel Selwood getting 4 extra blowers each a match

If they're getting more TOG then even with a few shorter breaks they may fatigue and be less effective. Someone/s is doing extra running to make up for losing Gregson in that scenario.

Might work once or twice but sounds like a great way to wear your best players down over a season

Also when you eventually do get an injury or two during a match you are screwed.

[comrade]

Re: During game injuries

Just leave it as it is. Injuries, fatigue they're part and parcel of footy. Winning a game with a bloke down is a great feeling and forces players to reach their physical limit.

Sometimes it works for you, sometimes it works against you. It's the nature of sport and you can't adminstrate yourself out of the clutches of fate and fortune.

[ratsmac]

Re: During game injuries

Most times that we have lost a player during a game we have not used up all our rotations anyway. Its often a bit less than the opposition also. I'm not sure getting extras would actually help or not.
It must get tricky managing the cap though, especially when nearing the end of a game making sure that you don't have say The Bont stuck on the bench when the game is in the balance. That's where a couple extras up your sleeve might come in handy.

[Twodogs]

Re: During game injuries

Your suggesting that clubs will get extra rotations if they say a player won't be coming back on because he is injured.
Effectively a player would then have to don a vest to highlight that they can't come back on to the ground.
What would you suggest they call a player that can't come back on?

So you don't think there is any scope for a coach to get a player to feign an injury to gain extra rotations?

That would be a breach of Workcover if a doctor knowingly said a player was injured and incapable of performing his duties but knew it to be untrue.