Goalsneak Matthew Owies will miss Carlton's elimination final against the Brisbane Lions after the AFL upheld his one-match ban for a dangerous tackle.
Matthew Owies will miss Carlton 's elimination final against Brisbane after his dangerous tackle ban was upheld.
Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson said Owies's tackle was unreasonable and had the potential to cause injury, even though Higgins was uninjured."We find that this was rough conduct and that the grading is careless, high contact and medium impact," he said. "This was an inherently dangerous tackle, and the force with which player Higgins's head hit the ground meant that there was potential to cause a more serious injury," he said.
The tribunal retired to deliberate, again, before saying they were not satisfied that the circumstances were exceptional or compelling enough to overturn the ban. "We are required to consider whether there was unreasonable conduct that was likely to cause injury," Mr Gleeson said.Melbourne missed out on finals following their 14th-placed finish, so the ban carries over into next year.
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