AFL Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson says players should consider themselves warned about causing concussions, after Richmond’s Nathan Broad was slapped with a four-game ban.
The three-time premiership Tiger, who described a sling tackle that left Adelaide’s Patrick Parnell concussed as “sh–house”, was suspended on Tuesday night after pleading guilty to his rough conduct charge.
But Gold Coast’s Charlie Ballard had more luck, his one-game ban for striking Essendon’s Matt Guelfi thrown out and replaced with a fine, after convincing the tribunal his hit was not intentional.
Richmond had sought a three-game ban for Broad, but the tribunal rejected their argument that his clean record – he had never been suspended in the AFL – was a compelling reason to go down from four matches.
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