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Justin Chadwick

Tom Barrass 'good guy' defence fails at AFL Tribunal

Tom Barrass has failed to beat his one-match ban for his tackle on Fremantle's Michael Walters. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

West Coast defender Tom Barrass has failed to overturn his one-match suspension for a dangerous tackle with the club's Charlie Cameron-like 'good guy' defence falling on deaf ears at the AFL Tribunal.

The Eagles' first line of defence was to argue Barrass's sling tackle on Fremantle veteran Michael Walters should be graded as low impact instead of medium impact.

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