Richmond co-captain Toby Nankervis will entrance the AFL tribunal amid renewed requires the competitors to introduce a send-off rule for “actually apparent” foul play.
Key factors:
- Sydney Swans coach John Longmire says he has opposed an AFL send-off rule previously however has modified his thoughts
- Swans participant Jake Lloyd missed greater than half the sport in opposition to Richmond after copping a excessive bump from Richmond’s Toby Nankervis
- Nankervis has been despatched straight to the AFL tribunal and faces a attainable three-match ban
Nankervis, whose case shall be heard on Tuesday night time, was despatched on to the tribunal over a excessive bump that concussed Sydney’s Jake Lloyd.
The fallout was expensive for the Swans, who misplaced one among their chief playmakers for greater than half of final Thursday night time’s contest.
Sydney coach John Longmire stated tightened guidelines round concussion — and the elevated probability gamers shall be dominated out of matches — meant a send-off rule must be thought-about.
“I used to be all the time within the ‘no send-off’ camp through the years however what’s taking place within the sport now, it is altering a good bit with reference to HIAs (concussion assessments),” Longmire informed reporters on Monday.
“I perceive the sub is there to assist mitigate these issues which can be taking place increasingly, however usually that sub shouldn’t be the kind of participant you might have in your beginning 22, it is a totally different kind of participant and you may be unsettled.
“I do not suppose there’s a minimize and dry reply. It does not imply that every little thing is true.”
Longmire stated that if a send-off rule is launched, it mustn’t apply to 50-50 choices.
“They solely need to be the actually apparent ones. If you happen to get in that gray space, it is too massive a penalty,” he stated.
“I do not suppose it must be postpone the desk. You’re simply attempting to maneuver with the best way the sport goes.”
Nankervis is going through a attainable three-match ban for tough conduct as Twelfth-placed Richmond struggle to maintain their finals hopes alive.
Tigers interim coach Andrew McQualter final week backed the bodily ruckman’s fashion of play and Nankervis on Monday stated he has apologised to Lloyd by way of textual content.
“It is clearly disappointing for me, I by no means wish to see anybody concussed,” Nankervis informed the 9 Community.
“Completely I’ve (let the staff down). Because the chief of the footy membership that is not ok.
“I have to be higher than that and I take full duty for it.”
Fremantle midfielder Caleb Serong and Essendon ruckman Andrew Phillips have till Tuesday to determine whether or not to problem their respective one-match suspensions.
Serong was cited over a harmful sort out on Carlton’s Adam Cerra, whereas Phillips got here below scrutiny for a excessive bump on Adelaide’s Reilly O’Brien.
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