sport news Carlton coach Michael Voss and Collingwood Magpies star Taylor Adams call for ... trends now

If the bump isn't dead in the AFL it 'should be' according to Collingwood star Taylor Adams, who says the playing cohort needs to take more care of each other after an opening round littered with questionable acts.

And Carlton coach Michael Voss thinks the bump is 'well and truly done' adamant strong bans handed out by the AFL tribunal and ongoing scrutiny is 'for the greater good of the game'.

Adelaide's Shane McAdam was slapped with a three-week ban, which the club is appealing, for a hit on GWS youngster Jacob Wehr, and Melbourne livewire Kozzie Pickett was given a two-week suspension for a high hit on Western Bulldogs star Bailey Smith.

A one-week ban for Sydney superstar Lance Franklin was the third suspension handed out for the sort of bump that Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin said he told his players to avoid.

They were sentiments echoed by Voss on Wednesday morning.

'What's come out of the wash over the last 48 hours and watching the games over the weekend ... I think if you've got a choice to tackle or bump, then you've got no choice but to choose to tackle,' he said.

'I guess the confusing point is when it's that real disputed ball and you've got point five of a second to make a decision on what you do, what you choose.

'But I think if you've got any choice whatsoever, and there's a clear gap between the two, then I think we'd be encouraging the players to tackle, not bump.

'As our environment is changing, you have to adapt with it, and sometimes that comes in rule form.

'I

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