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Patrick Dangerfield gives AFL early chance to lay down marker on player behaviour – The Guardian
The Geelong star faces the league’s tribunal for his ugly hit on a defenceless opponent – and a lengthy period on the sidelines
Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield can already wave goodbye to his hopes of winning another Brownlow medal after his unseemly hit on Adelaides Jake Kelly. But if the AFL means what it says about concussion, if it genuinely wants to change player behaviour, a trifling suspension will not do. Dangerfield should be rubbed out for the best part of a month.
In its review of Saturdays match at Adelaide Oval, the AFL assessed the incident as careless conduct, severe impact and high contact. Though Dangerfield…
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