Head injury protocols in Football.

[Cerbie]

Not sure getting VAR to review the incidents would be the best way forward either since the refs apply the rules completely arbitrarily depending on who’s playing.. and these incidents can be quite subjective/unclear at the best of times..

It could also encourage players who are genuinely concussed to get up & continue playing if they’re already on a yellow, since they don’t want to risk getting a bad hand from the likes of Cootes.

Putting on unlimited added time (like now) seems like the best solution from a bad bunch imo

So exactly like the clear and obvious calls they are making every week then??

[Fivex]

So exactly like the clear and obvious calls they are making every week then??

We’d get disproportionally penalised for 50/50’s/accidents.. happy seeing a solution that can’t be used as another covert way to disadvantage us

[S-RED]

Make it like rugby, allow the physio to enter the field of play if it is safe; referee can play on until the ball goes out of play or until it enters into proximity of the fallen player.

I was thinking about this, but not sure its practical in football, 1; the game moves at a faster pace & 2: because very quickly the team with a player down will play the ball in the area around the injured player to gain the advantage of the ref stopping play.

[Fosterbloke]

But I suspect it will be more easily addressed via the issuing of a card for simulation rather than changing the rules or adding a new precaution/punishment.

That's a subjective decision, at least if you're off for 10 minutes you can argue on the grounds of player safety rather than being a punitive measure.

[Alex]

Players need to be called out for feigning injury. If implying a head injury lead to a 7 day injury lay off they'd curb it. These are ridiculously rich men being arseholes

Mandatory time on the side-lines for any head injury. Its responsible, would protect the players and also stop the cheats exploiting it.

[RichC]

Mandatory time on the side-lines for any head injury. Its responsible, would protect the players and also stop the cheats exploiting it.

You would certainly only stay down if you needed to then.

[Exiled_red]

You would certainly only stay down if you needed to then.

But does that no mean that players who shouldn't be carrying on are trying to?