AFL gamers’ obligation of look after opponents will likely be underneath the microscope like by no means earlier than when Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard fronts the tribunal to struggle his tough conduct cost.
Maynard faces the prospect of lacking the remainder of the Magpies’ premiership tilt over the collision that left Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw knocked out.
He will be taught his destiny on a busy Tuesday, when Carlton ahead Jack Martin can also be set to problem his two-match ban for hanging Sydney’s Nick Blakey.
Brayshaw will miss the Demons’ semi-final towards Carlton underneath concussion protocols and is not any certainty to return subsequent week if Melbourne advance.
If Maynard’s post-match feedback are any information, he’ll doubtless argue he had no different choice within the second than to try to smother Brayshaw’s kick and that contact along with his opponent was unintentional.
“I don’t want to say too much, but it’s a footy act,” Maynard advised the Seven Network after the ultimate siren final Thursday evening.
“I came forward, I jumped to smother the ball and yeah, unfortunately I just got him on the way down.
“So I do not know. We’ll have to attend and see what occurs.”
That Maynard and Brayshaw were junior football teammates and seemingly remain on good terms is unlikely to be of much interest to the tribunal panel.
Though it could help Maynard argue there was no malicious intent on his part; a point the Magpies have been at pains to highlight in recent days.
“The act itself, it did not appear to be it had a lot malice,” Magpies coach Craig McRae stated.
“But I’ll go away it as much as others to resolve if that is worthy of a suspension or not. I do not know.”
Melbourne’s medical report on Brayshaw will form part of the evidence presented to the tribunal.
Demons coach Simon Goodwin didn’t do Maynard any favours with his assessment of the incident when asked for his thoughts on the incident after the match.
“We’ve obtained a reasonably shattered participant (Brayshaw) in there,” Goodwin stated.
“Look, you may solely go by the details: he (Maynard) jumped off the bottom and knocked a man out, so I assume time will inform.”
Carlton goal-sneak Martin will find it tough to get his striking ban thrown out.
But he could argue against the grading of his right-handed blow to Blakey, who was attempting to pick up a ground-ball when he was struck.
The hit was graded as careless conduct, high impact and high contact.
If Martin’s suspension is reduced, he could return in a preliminary final if Carlton advance – or in round one next year.
Melbourne ahead Jacob van Rooyen will miss the semi-final towards the Blues after accepting his one-match suspension for hanging Collingwood’s Dan McStay.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
