Richmond teenager Jonty Faull has been handed a one-match ban for an pointless act after an off-the-ball shot on Jacob Weitering throughout Carlton’s 10.15 (75) – 9.17 (71) win.
Halfway via the second quarter between the Blues and Tigers, Weitering was giving Faull a gentle shepherd earlier than he copped a shot to the abdomen.
With the incident coming off the ball, play continued on nevertheless it was nonetheless picked up by the TV cameras.
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“That could be a bit of rib tickler there, and that is been given per week this yr already,” Jack Riewoldt stated on Fox Footy.
“(AFL soccer basic supervisor) Greg Swann was adamant that was going to be a suspension in the beginning of the season.”
Jonty Faull provides Jacob Weitering some consideration. Fox Footy
Caller Mark Howard stated “you possibly can’t whack blokes within the intestine”, to which David King agreed and stated it must be a one-week ban.
The blow was particularly powerful for Weitering, who broke a number of ribs throughout AFL Origin and remains to be taking part in via that harm.
The MRO has graded the incident as intentional, medium influence and to the physique, resulting in the one-game ban.
After a controversial week following former captain Sam Docherty’s passionate criticism of the facet’s efficiency in Opening Spherical, the Blues had been out of the gates shortly with the primary three objectives.
By the tip of the quarter, the Blues led 6.4 (40) to three.3 (21).
By half-time it was extra of the identical for Carlton, main 9.9 (63) to five.6 (36).
The Tigers got here out sturdy from the foremost break and pushed the Blues to the tip however finally it was an under-pressure Michael Voss pumping his fists at a relieving victory.
Harry McKay and Mitch McGovern kicked two objectives every for the Blues whereas Jagga Smith and Patrick Cripps topped the disposal rely on 32.
