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Geelong’s All-Australian defender Tom Stewart copped a four-match ban for his heavily-scrutinised bump on Prestia, with calls growing for a send-off rule in the wake of that incident.
“That, to me, is not a Damien Hardwick decision or a Gill McLachlan decision,” Hardwick said.
“That’s an 18-club decision. I think we’ve got to get better at a collaborative approach about it. Let’s figure out what the clubs want. They’re the key stakeholders, so let’s put it to the clubs.”
But Hardwick was keen to “move on” after Stewart received his sanction, arguing it was “a brutal game” and players had only a split second to make on-field decisions.
“Things happen in AFL footy – some good, some bad. What we’ve got to understand is that these things will happen from time to time,” he said.
“Dion won’t play this week. Would I have loved him to be available last week and this week? Absolutely. Sometimes things happen in footy that are unexplainable.
“Tom’s got his four weeks now, so we move on. We’re looking forward to the West Coast game.”
Source: HeraldSun
