Giants ahead Callum Brown is certain to be the most recent AFL participant below the microscope after opting to make excessive contact in Saturday’s conflict with the Swans.
The AFL has despatched a transparent message in 2024 that contact to the pinnacle gained’t be tolerated, with quite a few gamers handed heavy suspensions over head-high bumps, together with St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster (seven weeks) and Port’s Sam Powell-Pepper (4).
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Now 23-year-old Brown made excessive contact with Sydney defender Tom McCartin, which you’ll be able to see within the video participant above, in a transfer that compelled the Swan out of the sport.
It occurred early within the second quarter, after Harry Himmelberg kicked the ball lengthy out of defence.
It bounced in entrance of McCartin on the wing, who accelerated in direction of it solely to be met excessive by Brown coming from his left.
“Oh expensive,” David King mentioned in commentary as quickly because the hit occurred.
“That’s a nasty hit,” Alastair Lynch added.
When a replay of the incident was performed, King added: “No, that’s no good. You may’t brace like that and make that kind of contact anymore.
“He chooses to bump, on the finish he chooses to bump.
“I do know he’s coming at pace and he’s obtained some choices to make, however the one end result that he should forestall is contact with the pinnacle.”
McCartin, who identical to his retired brother Paddy has a historical past of concussion points, was left flat on the turf and suffered a lower below his left eye.
He was quickly substituted out of the sport after failing a Head Harm Evaluation (HIA), indicating the have an effect on the shot had on the defender, and Brown can be nervously awaiting the result of the AFL’s Match Evaluate Officer.
There was a fast fallout on social media from individuals watching on after the hit.
“Callum Brown in all probability in a little bit of bother for that. Shoulder obtained McCartin’s head and McCartin got here straight from the bottom. Happening to the rooms,” journalist Lachlan McKirdy wrote on X.
“Callum brown will in all probability get 4 weeks for that,” was one other remark.
“He’s in bother,” wrote one other.
“Benefit from the vacation!! However who is aware of with the tribunal,” advised a fourth.
The lack of McCartin is a giant blow to Sydney’s defensive position, though the house facet rallied to take a 6.8 (44) to five.5 (35) lead at halftime at a moist SCG.
The Giants additionally suffered an harm, with gun midfielder Tom Inexperienced subbed out after hurting his ankle.
