Zach Merrett has been handed a one-match ban for his rib-punch on Carlton's Jack Silvagni............
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Jack Silvagni
@jacksilvagni
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Incidents like that happen 20-30 times a game. He hit a sweet spot and outcome is just unlucky, no malicious intent whatsoever.
2:26 PM · Jun 29, 2020·
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I don't understand why the AFL doesn't stamp that sort of behavior out of the game???
It's a bad image.
It sets a poor example to junior footballers.
It's un-sportsmanship.
It's a form of cheating (to intentionally injure your opponent to slow him down).
It's cowardly.