‘Haven’t played the game’ call as bumper Tribunal looms; ‘No more excuses’ for Lions: Talking Pts
All eyes will centre on the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night, with Brayden Maynard and Jack Martin to make their cases for reduced or discarded suspensions.
Such is the conviction of those on both sides - that it should or shouldn’t be a ban - that there was enough grey area in the eyes of key league figures to warrant a Tribunal trip. ‘You never played at the highest level’ is an old and tired adage, but it is worth noting many of those who have played the game at the elite level appear to be on the side of Maynard.
While there are marked differences between that case and this one, key lines that would jump out to the Pies are these from Tribunal chairperson Jeff Gleeson: “All flight can be misjudged and leaps mistimed.”Maynard’s contrition and relationship with Brayshaw will no doubt be mentioned, but those factors usually aid only in reducing penalty rather than throwing out a ban altogether.
Their home-ground advantage could well prove vital given they will have to host either Melbourne or Carlton, but the way in which they’re playing suggests no challenge is too great. “It was the players we’ve been waiting for to step up. Hugh McCluggage was enormous – he took the lead as the main man. He was brilliant. Cam Rayner who’s had some question marks in finals – he stepped up and was enormous in the first half with three big goals.”
Ironically, David King added, the side’s forward line had “never been more settled and reliable than what it is right now”, despite the concerns over that area of the ground heading into 2023. Whether it was a personnel issue or planning issue, Toby Greene was allowed to run amok on Saturday, with not even All-Australian fullback Callum Wilkie able to quell his influence.“I thought it was played in the wrong way by Wilkie. He just rolled off him too often,” David King observed on The First Crack.
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