Essendon nice Matthew Lloyd has known as on the AFL to additional examine Dayne Zorko’s claims he was the sufferer of an quaint squirrel grip.
Zorko and Gold Coast midfielder Touk Miller resumed their longstanding feud with some significantly heated grappling within the Suns’ win in final weekend’s QClash
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In the center of the third quarter with the Suns holding a 20-point lead, Zorko chased down a free ball as Miller got here in from the aspect.
As quickly as Zorko snapped up the ball, Miller wrapped his arms across the Lions star and with power took him to the turf.
The act didn’t sit nicely with Zorko who remonstrated nearly immediately as the 2 males got here face-to-face on the turf.
Teammates ultimately separated the 2 as they exchanged verbal barbs as soon as they obtained again to their ft.
Audio from the sport revealed Zorko informed the umpire: “He just f***ing grabbed my nuts!”
After the sport he remained indignant there was no penalty and stated the AFL had “set a precedent” by not punishing Miller.
“It’s interesting, you’re allowed to grab the groin region now and squeeze it and do whatever you want to it,” Zorko stated on SENQ Breakfast.
“So that’s an interesting rule that’s been cleared by the AFL.
“It’s an accident when they get up and smile and laugh about it, isn’t it?” he stated.
“I tell you what, my groin region is quite bruised at the moment. It’s funny how that all happens.”
Speaking on Nine’s Footy Classified, Lloyd urged the AFL to take additional motion.
“That doesn’t look good to me, I’m actually wincing watching that incident, personally,” Lloyd stated.
“I think it’s on the highest end of serious offences if he is found guilty.”
Brownlow medallist Jimmy Bartel stated: “They’ve got form. They go at each other in the pineapple grapple.”
But veteran AFL journalist Damian Barrett stated the incident was “totally dismissed” by the league earlier than Zorko introduced it to their consideration.
“The fact that it’s now Wednesday night, going into Thursday from a Saturday incident, it’s basically been required of Dayne Zorko himself to bring it to the public forum twice,” Barrett stated.
“I think there’s every chance Touk Miller misses a match, possibly multiple. That is potentially at play.
“If the case can be proven, I can’t see how the AFL can not come down with a sanction.”
The AFL has interviewed each Miller and Zorko and is anticipated to launch its findings on Thursday.
Miller was awarded his fourth Marcus Ashcroft Medal as the perfect participant on the bottom within the Queensland derby.
Originally printed as ‘Wincing watching that’: AFL nice desires squirrel grip incident investigated
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
