St Kilda will problem Dan Butler’s controversial one-match ban for tough conduct on the AFL tribunal within the newest take a look at for the league’s crackdown on harmful tackles.
Butler ran down Sydney’s Nick Blakey from behind and dragged him to the bottom in an incident that was graded as careless conduct, medium influence and excessive contact.
Blakey’s head hit the bottom within the incident and he was substituted out of the sport, however was later cleared of concussion.
Swans coach John Longmire confirmed Blakey’s toe damage and the 15-minute wait to finish a concussion take a look at each performed roles within the substitution name.
Hawthorn legend turned commentator Jason Dunstall mentioned within the broadcast he could be “horrified” if Butler was suspended for the deal with.
It will likely be a busy Tuesday evening on the tribunal after Hawthorn captain James Sicily and Richmond ahead Rhyan Mansell had been referred immediately on the weekend.
Sicily, in his first sport again from a one-match ban, was once more charged with tough conduct over the harmful deal with that concussed Brisbane Lions star Hugh McCluggage.
McCluggage was knocked out chilly within the incident and did not transfer for nearly a minute earlier than staggering off the sphere with the assistance of trainers.
“I felt quite sick actually when I saw Hugh on the ground motionless,” Lions veteran Dayne Zorko informed SEN on Monday.
“It was pretty hard to watch. I can’t imagine what his family and that were feeling like.
“That’s a deal with the AFL are attempting to stamp out of the sport. Every participant is conscious of that.
“You put players in vulnerable positions, they hit their head … clearly that’s an action that the AFL doesn’t like.”
Mansell was charged over a excessive bump on Fremantle wingman James Aish because the pair chased a free ball from reverse instructions.
Essendon captain Zach Merrett was cleared of wrongdoing over a deal with on Carlton’s Alex Cincotta within the dying phases of the Bombers’ 34-point win on Sunday evening.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
