{"id":311221,"date":"2023-06-23T13:47:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=311221"},"modified":"2023-06-23T14:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T14:57:47","slug":"saints-guns-nervous-wait-over-cut-and-dry-sling-tackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=311221","title":{"rendered":"Saints gun's nervous wait over 'cut and dry' sling tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saints<\/a> defender Liam Stocker faces a nervous wait after he was reported for a dangerous tackle on Brisbane<\/a>'s Eric Hipwood.<\/p>\n

The Lions cemented themselves inside the AFL<\/a>'s top-four with a convincing 12. 12. (84) to 8. 8. (56) win at Marvel Stadium.<\/p>\n

With just seconds remaining before half-time, Stocker hurled Hipwood to the ground in what Melbourne champion Garry Lyon described as a "cut and dry" sling tackle.<\/p>\n

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But in Stocker's favour is the fact Hipwood's head at no stage hit the Marvel Stadium turf, meaning he may still avoid suspension.<\/p>\n

\"Saints<\/p>\n

"It's as cut and dry \u2026 as we've seen all year, there's no question about it," Lyon said on Fox Footy's coverage.<\/p>\n

"This is what we're trying to stamp out of the game, regardless of whether or not he hits his head on the ground."<\/p>\n

Fellow AFL great Nathan Brown said regardless of whether or not Hipwood's head hit the turf, Stocker deserved to be suspended.<\/p>\n

"If you're trying to penalise the action, he should get suspended, shouldn't he?," he said. <\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

Nathan Buckley agreed: "If Hipwood puts his head down (and made contact with the ground), then Liam Stoker gets suspended. Is that we want it to become?"<\/p>\n

Hipwood would go on to lead the Lions in attack, finishing with his third four-goal haul of the season.<\/p>\n

Stocker wasn't the only Saint in hot water, with Max King also reported for striking Ryan Lester, although replays suggested King may not have even made contact with Lester.<\/p>\n

The game started in emotional scenes when both sides joined together in the middle for a tribute to the late Danny Frawley.<\/p>\n

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