AFL legend Matthew Lloyd has known as for the league to probe West Coast teen Reuben Ginbey over a pre-season incident.
Ginbey was the defender marking Richmond‘s No.1 draft choose Sam Lalor when the latter was injured in a marking contest in the course of the recreation on Monday.
Lalor, 18, collided with the marking participant after arriving to the competition late.
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However imaginative and prescient reveals Ginbey, 20, might have pushed his teen rival into the competition.
“Must be checked out, that incident from Ginbey on Lalor,” Essendon icon Lloyd tweeted.
“Lalor in such a weak place and the ball participant must be protected. A type of tunneling.”
Reuben Ginbey seems to shove Sam Lalor below the competition. Twitter
Lalor was attended to instantly by Richmond medical employees after the nasty collision, earlier than strolling from the sector moments later.
“There may be presumably a nasty harm right here with Lalor below the pack – that is not what the Tigers need,” Fox Footy commentator Adam Papalia mentioned.
“That is heart-in-mouth stuff for Richmond followers.
“The most important story right here is that Sam Lalor has now gone off the sector after that nasty collision in that marking contest.”
It has since been reported by Sam Edmund that {the teenager} has a fractured jaw.
“I’ve simply had affirmation, and that is horrible, Sam Lalor does have a fracture or a crack in his jaw,” he mentioned on SEN Radio.SEN Afternoons.
“Clearly, he will be sidelined for a number of weeks now, definitely past the concussion protocols.”
Sam Lalor is offered his Richmond jumper by Trent Cotchin after being drafted No.1 AFL Pictures by way of Getty Photos
Lalor had already kicked a number of objectives and seemed to be each bit pretty much as good as his draft choice would counsel previous to his early exit from the sector.
“That is the final doable factor [anyone] needs – we’re hoping that is not going to be loads of day out of the sport,” former Eagles participant Will Schofield mentioned.
West Coast received the three-quarter match 62-26 as each groups ramp up preparations for the season correct, which begins subsequent month.
