It’s the case that has divided the soccer world and at present Brayden Maynard will be taught his finals destiny.
The Collingwood star will face the tribunal at 4pm (AEST) after knocking out Melbourne midfielder Angus Brayshaw within the opening time period of the membership’s qualifying closing win.
Melbourne stays livid on the incident, which has put unsure Brayshaw’s participation within the finals even when the Demons make it to the grand closing.
“You jumped off the ground and knocked a guy out,” Demons coach Simon Goodwin stated of Maynard’s act within the speedy aftermath.
And debate has raged since, with Brayshaw’s brother, Hamish, on Monday, launching a scathing verbal assault on the AFL, accusing the league of Collingwood bias within the dealing with of the case.
“I think if this happened in Round 3, sweet no worries mate you’ve got weeks, the scrutiny comes under the fact that I think the AFL are desperate for Collingwood to win a premiership,” Hamish stated.
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The verdict is certain to trigger uproar both approach. Will he be free to play in subsequent week’s preliminary closing?
Or will the 26-year-old’s September be over?
If it’s the latter, the Magpies would possibly then enchantment the choice, that means it might drag on longer but.
The tribunal panel – that will even sit for Blue Jack Martin’s case from 6pm – will work from the match assessment officer’s evaluation based mostly on the ruling of careless conduct, extreme affect and excessive contact and listen to arguments from attorneys within the Collingwood camp.
The league has this 12 months requested for penalties of 4 or extra weeks for gamers who’ve dedicated acts with extreme power.
Our specialists and AFL greats are cut up on the possible consequence
“It started as a pure footballing act that was borderline by the end,” Hawthorn champ Dermott Brereton mused.
What do you assume?
Originally printed as Brayden Maynard tribunal listening to: Follow dwell as the decision is delivered on Collingwood star’s bump
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
