Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard has been cleared for his heavy hit on Melbourne onballer Angus Brayshaw, freeing him to play in the remainder of the Magpies’ finals series.
The AFL Tribunal took more than four hours on Tuesday to reach its verdict on the incident between Maynard and Brayshaw in last week’s qualifying final.
On Sunday, Demons star Christian Petracca said Brayshaw was “not going great” after his heavy collision with Maynard, but added that Melbourne remained hopeful he would yet be fit to return this finals campaign. “[A return to play this year] will be based on what ‘Gus’ is feeling and his symptoms,” Petracca said.
Maynard was labelled “a big puppy dog who, obviously, plays on the edge” by teammate Taylor Adams last Friday.
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