Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard has known as his hit on Angus Brayshaw a ‘footy act’ following a sickening collision at the beginning of the Magpies’ victory over the Demons on Thursday night time.
The 2 got here collectively lower than 5 minutes into the opening quarter of the primary qualifying remaining on the MCG, with Brayshaw being stretchered off the bottom.
The Demons have been operating ahead out of the center when Brayshaw tried to kick downfield.
Maynard left the bottom in an try to dam the kick, Brayshaw obtained the ball off and the Magpies participant’s momentum carried him ahead via the air.
Maynard’s shoulder collided with Brayshaw’s head. The Demons midfielder — who has had earlier issues after a number of concussions, and has worn a helmet for a number of seasons — was laid flat on the bottom with out shifting for a minute.
His livid teammates surrounded Maynard, as medical workers handled Brayshaw. The Collingwood participant was placed on report.
Maynard was requested after the sport concerning the collision and whether or not he thought he could possibly be in hassle for the hit.
“I do not need to say an excessive amount of, however it’s a footy act. I got here ahead, I jumped to smother the ball and yeah, sadly I simply obtained him on the way in which down,” he instructed Channel Seven.
“So I do not know. We’ll have to attend and see what occurs.
“However it’s all love. I completely love that man to bits. So yeah, it is shattering what occurred.”
Brayshaw gave a thumbs-up to the group as he was stretchered off the sphere, with Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin confirming Brayshaw was shifting and speaking within the rooms at half-time.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin was visibly sad with the incident in his post-match press convention, however stopped wanting saying Maynard ought to be suspended.
“It’s going to be sorted out in the course of the week, however we have a reasonably shattered participant in there,” Goodwin mentioned.
“You may solely go by the info. He jumped off the bottom and knocked a man out. I assume time will inform.”
If the incident is dominated a soccer motion, with no different choice for Maynard, then the Magpies participant could be more likely to escape sanction.
Nevertheless, if the match evaluate officer Michael Christian, guidelines that Maynard left the bottom and hit Brayshaw excessive, resulting in concussion, then Maynard might face a ban of two or extra weeks, which might finish his season.
The Demons are additionally susceptible to dropping a participant to suspension.
In one other first quarter incident, Melbourne ahead Jacob van Rooyen hit Collingwood’s Dan McStay with a excessive elbow.
McStay went off the bottom and was given a HIA evaluation, however returned to play on.
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