Nathan MottonHall's broken fence to be padded
April 30th 2008 12:13
The fence surrounding ANZ Stadium that left Barry Hall with a broken wrist will now be covered in padding following a review by the AFL.
This scribe called for this change to be implemented following the most talked about punch of 2008.
Hall broke his wrist after crashing through the flimsy advertising sign in the same match as the Brent Staker incident.
The AFL ground operations manager Jill Lindsay and a risk assessor completed a full review of the ground's fence and signage set-up, and decided the clubs fence signage would now be padded and placed at the same height as the temporary fence.
The railing lines on the stadium's retractable seats on each wing will also now be padded.
The changes will be in place before the next AFL match at the ground, between Sydney and Essendon on May 18.
Sydney released a statement saying the club supported the recommendations.
Since the findings, this announcement has barely rated a mention in any of the major metropolitan newspapers. Nor on any television news.
Why?
This scribe can't help but feel the AFL has dodged a major bullet, in getting away with this monumental stuff-up.
Barry Hall's left-arm hook meant that this issue, has been swept under the carpet by the media.
And the AFL, (notably Jill Lindsay) would have no doubt breathed a big sigh of relief.
Thankfully common sense prevailed, and appropriate measures have now been taken to further minimise such a serious risk to players.
This scribe called for this change to be implemented following the most talked about punch of 2008.
Hall broke his wrist after crashing through the flimsy advertising sign in the same match as the Brent Staker incident.
The AFL ground operations manager Jill Lindsay and a risk assessor completed a full review of the ground's fence and signage set-up, and decided the clubs fence signage would now be padded and placed at the same height as the temporary fence.
The changes will be in place before the next AFL match at the ground, between Sydney and Essendon on May 18.
Sydney released a statement saying the club supported the recommendations.
Since the findings, this announcement has barely rated a mention in any of the major metropolitan newspapers. Nor on any television news.
Why?
This scribe can't help but feel the AFL has dodged a major bullet, in getting away with this monumental stuff-up.
Barry Hall's left-arm hook meant that this issue, has been swept under the carpet by the media.
And the AFL, (notably Jill Lindsay) would have no doubt breathed a big sigh of relief.
Thankfully common sense prevailed, and appropriate measures have now been taken to further minimise such a serious risk to players.
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