The golf cart stretcher

[elt]

I was at the Hawks v Bulldogs game yesterday and saw Thompson get knocked out and taken off on the new motorised stretcher.

I'm not sure if it was the extent of the injury but it seemed to take an awfully long time to get out there, put him on and get him off the ground. I can see the advantages of no jerking around once you are on there but I'm not convinced that it is quicker than the old method.

At least it was actually used this week. In round two at Optus when SOS takled the point post they used the old stretcher even though the new one did laps of the boundary line at every break.

Has anyone else seen it in use and if so what do they think?

 

[servo]

It's been used in Adelaide (the thing was invented here) a few times over the years, mainly in SANFL games.

Surley the time taken is irrelevant when considering the players well being. It doesn't take long when used in Adelaide but I suppose that's because it is manned for immediate use.

The AFL pig headedly refused to allow the use of it for years because they were concerned about the advertising on it.

 

[JUBJUB]

Who cares how long it takes.Player safety should come 1st.Just ask Jason Snell if he prefered the Cart or Stretcher.

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[walshy1993]

Originally posted by servo:
It's been used in Adelaide (the thing was invented here)

i thought it was dermott breretons who was behind it, im pretty sure he had something to do with the initial proto-type