{"id":379294,"date":"2024-03-24T22:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T23:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=379294"},"modified":"2024-03-25T01:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T01:03:04","slug":"legends-at-odds-as-ban-looms-for-bombers-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=379294","title":{"rendered":"Legends at odds as ban looms for Bombers star"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\ufeffhe AFL<\/a> world is split over the potential punishment coming the way of Essendon<\/a>'s towering key forward Peter Wright.<\/p>\n

Wright was referred straight to the tribunal for an incident which left Sydney's Harry Cunningham unconscious on the SCG turf on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe match review officer found Wright's hit to be careless conduct, severe impact and high contact after he jumped off the ground to contest a mark and collided with Cunningham's head<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Many have debated whether Wright had genuine intentions to mark the ball.<\/p>\n

Being referred straight to the tribunal suggests the AFL will argue for a minimum four-game ban, and footy icon Leigh Matthews agrees that should be the starting point.<\/p>\n

\"Essendon's<\/p>\n

"It was a three or four-weeker from the time you saw it," Matthews told Nine's Footy Furnace<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

"Cunningham is off for the game – that is where there should be a send-off rule mechanism so the player who did it, in this case Wright, he's off for the game too, just to even up the numbers.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Debate was reignited about the introduction of a send-off in the AFL following Jimmy Webster's brutal hit on North Melbourne skipper Jy Simpkin during pre-season.<\/p>\n

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St Kilda player Webster was suspended for seven weeks for that incident, although he wasn't contesting a mark and opted to jump off the ground and lead with his shoulder after Simpkin had released the ball.<\/p>\n

Legendary former coach Mick Malthouse was one to suggest a red card introduction following Webster's hit.<\/p>\n

But he is in Wright's corner\ufeff over what happened on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\"Harry<\/p>\n

"(Wright) turned his body, I'm not 100 per cent sure he meant to do it," Matlhouse told Nine's Today<\/em> on Monday.<\/p>\n

"I know now the care has got to be taken… I'd give him one or two weeks frankly, at best.<\/p>\n

"He's two-metre (tall) Peter and he's playing against someone who is barely five foot seven, five foot eight.<\/p>\n

"I think we've got to get a few things realistic in regards to how they happen.<\/p>\n

"Yes the outcome is not always good – (Cunningham) did hit his head on the ground – I'm going to have a lot of people disagreeing with me.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Wright is expected to front the tribunal on Tuesday evening.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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