Laidley refused to weigh into the debate surrounding the bump on Thursday and said the responsibility remains firmly with the players when it comes to on-field contact.
"It's pretty simple; go for the ball, and if you're not, you know the rules and where you can and can't hit, and you've got to make good decisions," he said at Arden Street.
The Roos' coach said there is still a place for the bump within Australian Rules, and believes there is just more scrutiny on such actions in today's game.
"The rules are a bit tighter and our players are trained to make better decisions," he said.
"In this instance [the Nick Maxwell case], I'm sure they'll work it out, but your players have got to make good decisions."
Laidley also said he is unconcerned about clubs attempting to replicate Hawthorn's successful rolling zone, as he doesn't believe that was the only reason why the Hawks won last year's premiership.
"If teams purely concentrate on that … Hawthorn was a hell of a lot better [last year] than just in their zone," he said.
"People, media, other clubs, I'm not too sure if they're focusing purely on that but there's lots of other areas where Hawthorn was the best in the competition.
"It really goes to show you how good a side they were."
Laidley said the Kangaroos are currently in a pretty heavy training period and therefore won't be too concerned with the result of Friday night's NAB Cup clash with Carlton.
"As much as it's a great competition, we've sort of disregarded the games for our training programs," he said. "We're all aiming at round one.
"It's a great competition and the longer you can stay in it, the better because it helps your preparation with the grounds and the opposition, but we're still in a reasonably heavy work load at the minute."
