AFL celebrity Lance Franklin has been banned for a excessive shot on Gold Coast defender Sam Collins throughout Sydney’s 49-point thumping on Saturday night time.
Franklin was electrical early, however had a case to reply after making excessive contact on Collins within the ultimate quarter.
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Collins was taken from the sphere for a concussion evaluation, nevertheless it was thought that Franklin may nonetheless escape with a high-quality.
“Each probability Buddy probably will get off with a high-quality. Low influence is okay. Medium influence, will probably be one week,” 7NEWS reporter Mitch Cleary stated on Channel 7.
However the match evaluation officer referred to as the incident careless conduct, medium influence and excessive contact, triggering a one-game ban.
It means Franklin will miss the sport towards Hawthorn, which can greater than doubtless be his final match towards his former membership.
This yr is anticipated to be Franklin’s final yr within the AFL and Sydney solely performs Hawthorn as soon as this season.
Rising Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett has additionally been suspended for an unpleasant bump on Western Bulldogs gun Bailey Smith.
In the course of the second quarter of Saturday night time’s blockbuster AFL conflict, Pickett launched into Smith with an enormous hit after the Bulldogs celebrity had kicked the ball ahead.
Pickett was late and caught Smith high in a brutal shot.
Kozzy Pickett reported for ugly bump on Bailey Smith
Smith was remarkably in a position to get again to his ft instantly which might have helped Pickett when it got here to grading of the incident.
The match evaluation officer graded Pickett’s bump as careless conduct, excessive influence and excessive contact, resulting in the two-game ban.
He’ll miss large clashes with Brisbane and Sydney.
