Richmond teen 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 by means of 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 may be somewhat rib tickler there, and that is been given per week this 12 months already,” Jack Riewoldt mentioned on Fox Footy.
“(AFL soccer common supervisor) Greg Swann was adamant that was going to be a suspension at the beginning of the season.”
Jonty Faull provides Jacob Weitering some consideration. Fox Footy
Caller Mark Howard mentioned “you’ll be able to’t whack blokes within the intestine”, to which David King agreed and mentioned it ought to be a one-week ban.
The blow was particularly robust for Weitering, who broke multiple ribs during AFL Origin and remains to be taking part in by means of that harm.
The MRO has graded the incident as intentional, medium impression and to the physique, resulting in the one-game ban.
After a controversial week following former captain Sam Docherty’s passionate criticism of the side’s performance in Opening Round, the Blues have been out of the gates rapidly with the primary three targets.
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 robust from the key break and pushed the Blues to the tip however in the end it was an under-pressure Michael Voss pumping his fists at a relieving victory.
Harry McKay and Mitch McGovern kicked two targets every for the Blues whereas Jagga Smith and Patrick Cripps topped the disposal depend on 32.
