The AFL Tribunal has upheld its decision to ban Melbourne Demons' Jacob van Rooyen for two matches, as two words used in the ruling left former players and fans furious and confused.
The AFL Tribunal and Match Review Officer ruled on Tuesday night van Rooyen’s ban would be upheld as his action was considered “careless conduct, high contact and high impact”.
Melbourne's Jacob van Rooyen was suspended for two matches after he contacted Gold Coast player Charlie Ballard's head in this spoil. Picture: Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images “We find his objective at the moment of, and prior to impact, was to spoil the mark. However we also find that a reasonable player would have foreseen that in spoiling the way he did, it would have almost inevitably resulted in a forceful blow to Ballard’s head,” he said.
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