Story by Simon McEvoy
From Frankston Standard Leader
FRANKSTON will ask the VFL to investigate incidents in Saturday’s game against Sandringham that left three Dolphins players in hospital with concussion.
Byron Barry, Clinton Proctor and Marcus Marigliani suffered head injuries.
Barry and Proctor were placed in neck braces and stretchered off.
Proctor was knocked unconscious in the final term after being slung to the ground in a ferocious tackle by St Kilda defender Matt Maguire. It was fair, but brutal.
Marigliani collapsed in the Frankston rooms after the game, the effect of a head injury taking its toll.
All three players were released from hospital on Saturday night.
It was a rugged “I Love Frankston Dayâ€.
Barry and Proctor were worse affected, nursing strained ligaments and bruising around the neck.
“I’ve never known three head-high hits all in one match where you’ve had three guys hospitalised, it’s unusual,†Frankston manager Bryan Mace said.
“I’ve never struck that before.â€
Mace said he would write to the league asking for it to review the video tape.
“It just seemed unusual that you get three neck injuries like that. Whether the tackling has been done a little bit differently I’m not too sure,†Mace said.
“I reckon in the AFL the tackling, in particularly at the St Kilda club, has gone up another level. And the handball has gone up too.
“So we’re going to have to pull our fingers out to keep up. Because the way were able to keep with AFL clubs was by tackling pretty hard and taking away their skills.
“We’re not a big team, we haven’t got a lot of heavy, big physical blokes.â€
Frankston lost the game by 30 points, despite rushing to a 19-point lead after 10 minutes.
Sandringham stormed home, kicking the last seven goals of the game. The Dolphins were kept goalless in the last quarter.
Frankston coach Shannon Grant said his side’s tardy ball use proved costly.
“We had a crack, our intent was very good but we just butchered the footy,†he said.
“We turned it over when we had it. We turned it over too many times when we were under pressure.
“The way footy is played these days if you continue turning the footy over they are going to hurt you.â€
Frankston has begun the season with two losses, but Grant remains positive.
“Look mate, they are doing so much right and they are a good bunch of blokes, you can never question their intent and the way they go about it,†he said.
Sandy full-forward Nick Sautner was kept quiet by Dolphins captain Shaun Pollard but broke free after half-time to kick 6.2.
Pollard, nonetheless, was one of Frankston’s best, along with Justin Berry (27 possessions), Matt Burns (28), Proctor (24), Daniel Keely (23), Neil Winteron (25) and Paul Kennedy (21).
The Dolphins host Casey Scorpions on Sunday.
RESULTS
Frankston 4.3, 6.3, 8.4, 8.6 (54) lt Sandringham 3.2, 5.4, 9.5, 13.6 (84).
Goals: Frankston: Dickson 2, Lourey 2, Corp, Proctor, Baguley, Murray 1.
Best: Frankston: Keely, Berry, Baguley, Pollard, Dickson, Shinners.
Reserves: Frankston 3.0, 5.3, 9.5, 16.5 (101) d Sandringham 4.4, 7.4, 10.4, 13.7 (85).
Frankston Standard player of the year awards:
Round 1 against Coburg Tigers: 3 Bret Dore, 2 Justin Berry, 1 Aaron, Murray.
Round 2: 3 Daniel Keely, 2 Justin Berry, 1 Mark Baguley.
Yes it was thought that was the culprit was untouchable and thats why the VFA and the umpires at the time were too shit scared to do anything about the assault on the umpire.
re players getting hit in the head, i only saw Byron Barry get hit in the head he was unlucky in my view as he committed to the ball and had no choice but to make a contest,one of those split things that happen ,i am sure that his opponent in that incident did not want the result that happened as he also appeared to want the ball only and not to take out Byron .
Aussie Rules ,as has been said many times before is a simple game of two sides or teams if you like, one side has the ball and the other tries to get that ball for his team either with skill if possible or with force as can happen.
Sometimes luck or bad management can come into play but generally if your team has the better players on that day and eventually outscores the opposition your team will win.
So your club must put the best team they have on the field on that day to win.
zebra
Boundary umpire Twwining did't retire...he resigned in disgust that the VFA would not take any action against the Frankston official who hit him..an interesting decision indeed not to investigate...
Sorry Zebraman I thought he retired, but having to give the game away because of bad act on him wasn't the best way to go out.
zebra
Zebras v Noth Ballarat should be a beauty this Sunday at TBO Sandy.
Only in the last quarter did the Zebs have the match under control against the Dolphins and with Premiers North Ballarat looking to open their 2009 season with a win and coach Gerald Fitzgerald having a very close look at the opposition a good match is expected.
Sandy have lost their last 4 matches against the Roosters so things have to be turned around for a Andy Lovell Zebra win.
go zebs
zebra
billythekid
I've read a fair bit of crap here from people in the past, but that statement must be the most idiotic and actionable comment ever.
You need to either seek some serious psychiatric help, or just pull you head in.
I am surprised, when NorthPort is such a sensible and cautious moderator, that the post is still here.
Disturbing.
billythekid wrote: digs
Another gem. Bryan Mace has NEVER been the President of the Frankston Football Club.
Dolphin wrote: billythekid
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Maybe not but he was in an official position at Frankston at the time.
Dolphin wrote: billythekid
A bit precious are we?
So you deny that your players when playing at Frankston didnt go out of their way to rough up players from other teams in the past? I think a good example of your clubs ethics is the 1997 GF when your players came the rough stuff against Sandys Paul Dear and lost the plot and the game.
I think you will find most ex VFA clubs have the same opinion as I do about playing at Frankston over the years so no Im not mad and I wont pull my head in!