Leading concussion experts have called for stiffer sanctions to be meted out to AFL players who carry out dangerous hits, arguing Melbourne’s Kysaiah Pickett should have been banned for at least four matches instead of the two he received for his bump on Western Bulldog Bailey Smith.
The opening weekend of the 2023 season was marred by high hits, with Sydney’s Lance Franklin handed a one-match suspension for his bump on Gold Coast’s Sam Collins and Adelaide’s Shane McAdam to learn of his own fate on Monday for his bump on Greater Western Sydney’s Jacob Wehr.
