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Oliver Caffrey

St Kilda's Webster cops landmark seven-game AFL ban

St Kilda's Jimmy Webster has been handed a seven-game ban for his high bump on Jy Simpkin. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

St Kilda defender Jimmy Webster has received the longest AFL suspension in six years after copping a seven-game ban for his ugly bump on Jy Simpkin.

In a landmark case that puts down a new marker in the AFL's bid to protect players from concussion, Webster pleaded guilty and threw himself at the mercy of the tribunal.

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