GWS line-breaker Lachie Whitfield has turn out to be the newest AFL participant charged with tough conduct underneath the league’s crackdown on harmful tackles.
Whitfield is dealing with a one-match ban for his dumping sort out on Fremantle’s Jordan Clark, which took some shine off the Giants’ 70-point victory on Saturday.
Whitfield pinned Clark’s proper arm as he slung his opponent to the bottom.
Clark’s head hit the turf within the incident, which the match overview officer graded as careless conduct, medium affect and excessive contact.
If he accepts the ban, Whitfield will miss the Giants’ conflict with Melbourne after the bye.
St Kilda defender Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has escaped suspension for putting Richmond’s Daniel Rioli.
Wanganeen-Milera caught Rioli with an elbow to his jaw, costing the Saints a down-field free-kick of their 20-point defeat on Saturday evening.
The incident was graded as careless conduct, low affect and excessive contact.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
