A couple of weeks ago, the Lance Franklin apologists and media doomsayers proclaimed the ‘end of the bump’ after Franklin was outed for two weeks for cleaning up Ben Cousins.
Thankfully, the bump returned at the MCG on Sunday afternoon and illustrated perfectly that reports of its demise were premature.
Brendon Goddard delivered the perfect bump, hip and shoulder if you wish, on Magpie Dale Thomas. Contact was entirely to the body and Thomas was shaken and forced to the bench. It was text book bumping.
We also saw the perfect example of two players 100% focussed on the ball in a way that only Australian football delivers when Heath Shaw and Kosi collided shortly after.
That both players were up and about should not confuse anyone as to the toughness illustrated.
The game sure as heck ain’t soft.
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