“I think it is, yeah”: The bump is dead, declares Demons coach

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says the bump as we know it is dead and he's discouraged his players from bringing it out in games. Goodwin’s forward Kysaiah Pickett received a two-game suspension for a bump that floored Bulldog Bailey Smith, who was able to get up and play out the game. Pickett elected to not go for the ball and instead caught Smith in the action of kicking. Speaking on Tuesday morning, Goodwin said he’s informed his players to tackle instead of bump going forward. “It was...

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1 year ago, SEN, Melbourne Demons

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