Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley predicts Magpies star Jordan De Goey will likely be suspended for as much as 5 matches for his excessive bump on West Coast teenager Elijah Hewett.
But Essendon coach Brad Scott, beforehand the AFL’s basic supervisor of soccer, insists the tribunal doesn’t must make a giant assertion with De Goey’s tough conduct case.
De Goey will entrance the tribunal on Tuesday evening, despatched there straight over an incident the match evaluate officer graded careless conduct, excessive contact and extreme impression.
The explosive midfielder faces sure suspension, ruling him out of the Magpies’ blockbuster King’s Birthday conflict with Melbourne and Brownlow Medal rivalry.
Only the size of the ban stays to be seen.
“In my view, I don’t think the tribunal need to make a statement,” Scott advised Fox Footy on Monday evening.
“Everyone in the football community understands that you can’t do that anymore.
“I believe we’re already previous that time – it is not about making an announcement.
“It’s just about being consistent with the football community’s views on that.”
It is unclear whether or not De Goey will problem the match evaluate officer’s grading or throw himself on the mercy of the tribunal.
Buckley expects De Goey to be suspended for 3 or 4 matches however urged a five-match ban will not be out of the query.
It can be the largest penalty handed down this season after Richmond’s Nathan Broad copped a four-match suspension for a harmful sort out.
“It’s a bad action,” Buckley advised Fox Footy on Monday evening when requested about De Goey’s bump.
“It’s an action that’s caused harm and we know how much we’re protecting the head at the moment.”
Geelong’s Tom Stewart was banned for 4 matches over his brutal hit on Tiger Dion Prestia final season, whereas Adelaide’s Shane McAdam (three matches) and Melbourne’s Kysaiah Pickett (two) copped much less extreme penalties over excessive bumps this yr.
West Coast ahead Hewett took no additional half in Saturday’s match after the bump from De Goey and can miss no less than one week underneath concussion protocols.
Eagles defender Liam Duggan will even seem on the tribunal to problem his one-match ban for tough conduct.
Duggan was cited over a harmful sort out on Collingwood’s Taylor Adams.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
