HFL Division 2 (Country)

[CK]

Hopefully Callington's Jarrod Byrne is okay after yesterday's unfortunate incident that resulted in the game being abandoned against Macclesfield.

what happened ? must have been major for the game to be abandoned

My understanding is that there was a collision in the first quarter - all perfectly legal and without malice - that caused Byrne to lose consciousness for quite some time. He was not able to be moved by the attending ambulance staff until he regained consciousness, which was over an hour after the event. At this time, the decision was made to abandon the match.

[the wonder elephant]

Hopefully Callington's Jarrod Byrne is okay after yesterday's unfortunate incident that resulted in the game being abandoned against Macclesfield.

what happened ? must have been major for the game to be abandoned

My understanding is that there was a collision in the first quarter - all perfectly legal and without malice - that caused Byrne to lose consciousness for quite some time. He was not able to be moved by the attending ambulance staff until he regained consciousness, which was over an hour after the event. At this time, the decision was made to abandon the match.

wow hope he is ok though .. Just a point where does this leave maccy though wih lost points and percentage etc. could it cost them 5th spot ??

[85 WAS A GOOD YEAR]

Hopefully Callington's Jarrod Byrne is okay after yesterday's unfortunate incident that resulted in the game being abandoned against Macclesfield.

what happened ? must have been major for the game to be abandoned

My understanding is that there was a collision in the first quarter - all perfectly legal and without malice - that caused Byrne to lose consciousness for quite some time. He was not able to be moved by the attending ambulance staff until he regained consciousness, which was over an hour after the event. At this time, the decision was made to abandon the match.

Seems he's ok - was just reading this on AdelaideNow
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/teen-foot ... 5867382608

[Shortman]

Hopefully Callington's Jarrod Byrne is okay after yesterday's unfortunate incident that resulted in the game being abandoned against Macclesfield.

what happened ? must have been major for the game to be abandoned

My understanding is that there was a collision in the first quarter - all perfectly legal and without malice - that caused Byrne to lose consciousness for quite some time. He was not able to be moved by the attending ambulance staff until he regained consciousness, which was over an hour after the event. At this time, the decision was made to abandon the match.

wow hope he is ok though .. Just a point where does this leave maccy though wih lost points and percentage etc. could it cost them 5th spot ??

Without glossing over the horrible incident that happened (glad to hear hes doing better though), the understanding we had was that the points are to be shared, given that the match was abandoned not forfeited. Even if Maccy do get full points which shouldnt occur, the loss of percentage will be a big blow for their finals chances. Again though thats not the real issue, hopefully Byrne is alright and out of hospital soon enough.

[the wonder elephant]

My understanding is that there was a collision in the first quarter - all perfectly legal and without malice - that caused Byrne to lose consciousness for quite some time. He was not able to be moved by the attending ambulance staff until he regained consciousness, which was over an hour after the event. At this time, the decision was made to abandon the match.[/quote]
wow hope he is ok though .. Just a point where does this leave maccy though wih lost points and percentage etc. could it cost them 5th spot ??[/quote]

Without glossing over the horrible incident that happened (glad to hear hes doing better though), the understanding we had was that the points are to be shared, given that the match was abandoned not forfeited. Even if Maccy do get full points which shouldnt occur, the loss of percentage will be a big blow for their finals chances. Again though thats not the real issue, hopefully Byrne is alright and out of hospital soon enough.[/quote]
Thanks shortman glad to here hes doin better just wanted to know what the result was going to be .

[The Crumber]

Hopefully Callington's Jarrod Byrne is okay after yesterday's unfortunate incident that resulted in the game being abandoned against Macclesfield.

what happened ? must have been major for the game to be abandoned

My understanding is that there was a collision in the first quarter - all perfectly legal and without malice - that caused Byrne to lose consciousness for quite some time. He was not able to be moved by the attending ambulance staff until he regained consciousness, which was over an hour after the event. At this time, the decision was made to abandon the match.

What a nightmare this must have been for the poor player, the trainers from both clubs, the ambos, the League etc, not to mention the unfortunate opposition player involved in the collision. It seems to me the correct procedure was followed in the very worst case scenario. Abandonment of the game was an entirely appropriate option and well done to all who made this decision.

As a secondary issue though, I would ponder on a few points. What was the score when the incident happened? Does the League have a by-law to cover these circumstances and if so, what is it? If points are to be shared, on which basis is this decided? Would this have implications for clubs striving to make the finals? If any of this is a 'grey area', how soon can this be addressed?

[oldblueeyes]

Not good at kangarilla to see their coach congratulate a player who had just king hit an opponent run off the ground and hide in the coaches box.
Maybe kangarilla were hoping for the game to be abandoned.

[JDizzle]

Without glossing over the horrible incident that happened (glad to hear hes doing better though), the understanding we had was that the points are to be shared, given that the match was abandoned not forfeited. Even if Maccy do get full points which shouldnt occur, the loss of percentage will be a big blow for their finals chances. Again though thats not the real issue, hopefully Byrne is alright and out of hospital soon enough.[/quote]

am glad said player is going well.

if common sense does not prevail it is an absolute joke. from what i've heard maccy were on track for a very large win. not only would the actual match being abandoned hurt maccy but the percentagge also. quite likely to cost the boys big time.

[Osama]

Hope the young man is OK and has a speedy recovery.
Haven't seen a Callington game yet and not talking about this particular incident, but is there a chance that some of these players are liabilities.
One would assume that the disparity between teams and players in the HFL may lead to such accidental, but serious incidents.

[FlyingHigh]

Without glossing over the horrible incident that happened (glad to hear hes doing better though), the understanding we had was that the points are to be shared, given that the match was abandoned not forfeited. Even if Maccy do get full points which shouldnt occur, the loss of percentage will be a big blow for their finals chances. Again though thats not the real issue, hopefully Byrne is alright and out of hospital soon enough.

am glad said player is going well.

if common sense does not prevail it is an absolute joke. from what i've heard maccy were on track for a very large win. not only would the actual match being abandoned hurt maccy but the percentagge also. quite likely to cost the boys big time.[/quote]

Understand where you're coming from JD, but what if it had happened last week against the Brookers and Maccy got a preimership point in a game they were going to lose easily?

[king of smoo]

if common sense does not prevail it is an absolute joke. from what i've heard maccy were on track for a very large win. not only would the actual match being abandoned hurt maccy but the percentagge also. quite likely to cost the boys big time.[/quote]

Understand where you're coming from JD, but what if it had happened last week against the Brookers and Maccy got a preimership point in a game they were going to lose easily?[/quote]

I played in this game & was right next to the incident in which the player in question was injured did not look good landed very awkwardly in saying that with probably 5-10 minutes to play in the quarter we were up 13-5 to 0 so i think we would have got at least a 50 goal win & we needed this to keep our percentage up as there is 3 other teams on the exact same wins as us will be very interested as to what the hfl comes up with in regards to points, percentages i am glad the guy is ok number 18 i think from memory & i agree the game had to be called off it was the right thing to do i just dont want to see us miss out on the finals footy if it comes to percentages

[Osama]

The impact coach "SJ" wouldn’t be happy if this cost's him a chance of some September action.
Imagine his blood pressure will go through the roof if the result doesn't go Maccy's way.

[1250express]

is it time to introduce the 10 goal maximum for percentage for any win over 10 goals like in the gsfl? would eliminate any major problems that arise in situations like this...

[limb]

is it time to introduce the 10 goal maximum for percentage for any win over 10 goals like in the gsfl? would eliminate any major problems that arise in situations like this...

That rule only applies to junior grades in the GSFL.

[JDizzle]

Without glossing over the horrible incident that happened (glad to hear hes doing better though), the understanding we had was that the points are to be shared, given that the match was abandoned not forfeited. Even if Maccy do get full points which shouldnt occur, the loss of percentage will be a big blow for their finals chances. Again though thats not the real issue, hopefully Byrne is alright and out of hospital soon enough.

am glad said player is going well.

if common sense does not prevail it is an absolute joke. from what i've heard maccy were on track for a very large win. not only would the actual match being abandoned hurt maccy but the percentagge also. quite likely to cost the boys big time.

Understand where you're coming from JD, but what if it had happened last week against the Brookers and Maccy got a preimership point in a game they were going to lose easily?[/quote]

i suppose the one difference there is that maccy were with kersbrook for the 1st quarter before falling away. however, once it was realised that a 10 goal win was on the cards the points should have definitely gone to brookers.


and osama, i think this player from Cally was one of the few players who could actually play a bit. just an unfortunate fall. nothing could have prevented it.

[benchmark]

Not good at kangarilla to see their coach congratulate a player who had just king hit an opponent run off the ground and hide in the coaches box.
Maybe kangarilla were hoping for the game to be abandoned.

More crap and garbage ..player was taken from the ground and told in no uncertain terms ,coach also spoke to brett james and all was fine ...state facts not unfounded crap ,if u watched the game ,kangys could have been in front at quarter time ,kangys very young and lots of positives each week from a young team ...
Hope the lad from callington is ok .

[HB_Flanker]

Without glossing over the horrible incident that happened (glad to hear hes doing better though), the understanding we had was that the points are to be shared, given that the match was abandoned not forfeited. Even if Maccy do get full points which shouldnt occur, the loss of percentage will be a big blow for their finals chances. Again though thats not the real issue, hopefully Byrne is alright and out of hospital soon enough.

am glad said player is going well.

if common sense does not prevail it is an absolute joke. from what i've heard maccy were on track for a very large win. not only would the actual match being abandoned hurt maccy but the percentagge also. quite likely to cost the boys big time.

Understand where you're coming from JD, but what if it had happened last week against the Brookers and Maccy got a preimership point in a game they were going to lose easily?

i suppose the one difference there is that maccy were with kersbrook for the 1st quarter before falling away. however, once it was realised that a 10 goal win was on the cards the points should have definitely gone to brookers.


and osama, i think this player from Cally was one of the few players who could actually play a bit. just an unfortunate fall. nothing could have prevented it.[/quote]




Why not play the game again on Friday night of the June long weekend or on a Wednesday night of any week its only like a training run any way playing Cally so it wouldnt affect the following weeks game.

Or double the scores of both teams in the round two clash for the percentages.

[FlyingHigh]

A couple of good suggestions there, HBF. Unfortunately it is a blight on the league that such a cancelled game could create so much of an issue.

[oldblueeyes]

Not good at kangarilla to see their coach congratulate a player who had just king hit an opponent run off the ground and hide in the coaches box.
Maybe kangarilla were hoping for the game to be abandoned.

More crap and garbage ..player was taken from the ground and told in no uncertain terms ,coach also spoke to brett james and all was fine ...state facts not unfounded crap ,if u watched the game ,kangys could have been in front at quarter time ,kangys very young and lots of positives each week from a young team ...
Hope the lad from callington is ok .

I was standing right next to the box and saw what happened.
The only positive kangarilla could possibly take from the game is the umpiring of umpire Taylor who is prepared to humiliate himself to help kangarilla.

[bickle]

heard TV are going to be pushing hard for Ashby next year.
there are a few clubs that will be pressing for him to sign as well.