Tribunal throws guide at Demon for dangerous tackle

MELBOURNE ahead Alex Neal-Bullen has been rubbed out for 4 video games, with the AFL Tribunal coming down tough on a sling deal with that concussed Adelaide youngster Will Hamill on Wednesday night time.

Neal-Bullen pinned one of Hamill’s arms though slinging him into the turf, with the very first-calendar year Crows player groggily coming from the area exactly where he was unable to return to the activity after suffering a concussion.

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The incident was referred immediately to the AFL Tribunal by the Match Overview Officer, who considered the influence of the tackle as ‘severe’ in a grading that generally determines a bare minimum penalty of a a few-match ban.

Melbourne tried to downgrade the impression to ‘high’, which would have carried a two-match suspension, but the club was unsuccessful.

Neal-Bullen, who was remorseful right after the match, will now miss out on Melbourne’s approaching game titles in opposition to North Melbourne, Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs – as properly as a person a lot more.

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The incident was the initially severe test situation of the Match Review’s revamped interpretations on dangerous tackles, with the wording constituting a risky deal with altering from “arms” remaining pinned to “arm” staying pinned.

The League was pressured to modify the wording again in June soon after Hawthorn veteran Shaun Burgoyne escaped with a great for a dangerous tackle on Geelong celebrity Patrick Dangerfield.