Brisbane ahead Charlie Cameron will miss the Lions’ subsequent three matches, after his controversial ban for a harmful deal with on West Coast’s Liam Duggan was upheld by the AFL Tribunal.
Cameron was handed a three-match suspension by Match Evaluation Officer Michael Christian after his front-on deal with on the Eagles captain noticed his head hit the bottom and trigger a concussion, was deemed to be tough conduct, and graded as extreme impression.
The unsuccessful enchantment means Cameron will miss the Lions’ matches in opposition to Sydney, Gold Coast and St Kilda, although the Lions can additional problem on the Appeals Board because the Swans tried to do with Isaac Heeney.
The Lions argued Cameron’s deal with was not unreasonable within the circumstances, with the 30-year outdated himself giving proof that Duggan’s try and wrestle away from the deal with resulted in him shedding stability and letting the Eagle pull each gamers to the bottom.
“I’m simply making an attempt to carry him up and management the deal with,” Cameron mentioned.
“While you’re on the market, you’re making an attempt to combat as properly… I’m making an attempt to face up.
“He [Duggan] rotates his physique and twists, so he’s dragging me down after we get our toes tangled and I misplaced my stability.
“I’ve bought no management, I’ve solely bought management of him. He’s dragging me to the bottom. I felt like he has created the backward momentum.”
AFL counsel Lisa Hannon counter-argued that Cameron’s deal with was unnecessarily harmful, claiming he ought to have both launched Duggan’s proper arm on the best way to floor to permit him an opportunity to brace for impression, or to ‘sit Duggan down’ within the deal with somewhat than drive him.
Lions counsel Adrian Anderson gave 5 explanation why Cameron’s deal with wasn’t unreasonable, stating he made the right determination to deal with and never bump, would have executed a protected deal with had his foot not unexpectedly been taken out from underneath him by Duggan, was making an attempt to stay standing the entire time, and that the AFL’s suggestion that Cameron launch his proper arm wouldn’t have stopped harm from occurring.
“He wasn’t pushed – he fell down within the deal with,” Anderson remarked.
In explaining their determination to uphold Cameron’s suspension, the Tribunal dismissed the Lions’ argument that Duggan was answerable for going to floor, stating that Cameron ‘forcefully’ drove the pair backwards, resulting in Duggan’s concussion.
“He [Cameron] used the correct facet of his physique to forcefully drive Duggan backwards,” the assertion reads.
“Duggan managed to keep away from being instantly pushed to the bottom by taking just a few steps backwards and turning to the facet. Nonetheless, underneath the continued power being utilized, Duggan then misplaced his toes and landed closely on his again together with his head hitting the bottom.
“It’s the mixture of the extreme power utilized in driving Duggan backwards with each of his arms pinned that makes the deal with unreasonable within the circumstances.
“These two options put Duggan in a extremely susceptible place. He had no alternative to attempt to shield himself.
“If he wasn’t pushed backwards with such power, then there would have been alternative for him to attempt to management the best way he landed.
“If his arms weren’t held, then there would have been alternative for him to attempt to use an arm or shoulder to cushion his touchdown.”
Cameron’s is the primary of three instances to be heard by the Tribunal, with GWS additionally difficult tagger Toby Bedford’s three-game ban for a harmful deal with on Richmond’s Tim Taranto, whereas Gold Coast will even try and overturn a three-game sanction for Alex Davies over his excessive bump on Port Adelaide’s Lachie Jones.
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