The AFL world is cut up over the potential punishment coming the way in which of Essendon‘s towering key ahead Peter Wright.
Wright was referred straight to the tribunal for an incident which left Sydney’s Harry Cunningham unconscious on the SCG turf on Saturday night time.
The match evaluate officer discovered Wright’s hit to be careless conduct, extreme impression and excessive contact after he jumped off the ground to contest a mark and collided with Cunningham’s head.
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Many have debated whether or not Wright had real intentions to mark the ball.
Being referred straight to the tribunal suggests the AFL will argue for a minimal four-game ban, and footy icon Leigh Matthews agrees that ought to be the start line.
“It was a 3 or four-weeker from the time you noticed it,” Matthews instructed 9’s Footy Furnace on Sunday.
“Cunningham is off for the sport – that’s the place there ought to be a send-off rule mechanism so the participant who did it, on this case Wright, he is off for the sport too, simply to even up the numbers.”
Debate was reignited in regards to the introduction of a send-off within the AFL following Jimmy Webster’s brutal hit on North Melbourne skipper Jy Simpkin throughout pre-season.
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St Kilda participant Webster was suspended for seven weeks for that incident, though he wasn’t contesting a mark and opted to leap off the bottom and lead together with his shoulder after Simpkin had launched the ball.
Legendary former coach Mick Malthouse was one to counsel a pink card introduction following Webster’s hit.
However he’s in Wright’s nook over what occurred on Saturday night time.
“(Wright) turned his physique, I am not 100 per cent certain he meant to do it,” Matlhouse instructed 9’s Right this moment on Monday.
“I do know now the care has obtained to be taken… I might give him one or two weeks frankly, at greatest.
“He is two-metre (tall) Peter and he is enjoying towards somebody who’s barely 5 foot seven, 5 foot eight.
“I believe we have got to get just a few issues lifelike with regard to how they occur.
“Sure the result will not be all the time good – (Cunningham) did hit his head on the bottom – I’ll have lots of people disagreeing with me.”
Wright is predicted to entrance the tribunal on Tuesday night.