Leading concussion experts have called for stiffer sanction, arguing the Melbourne player should have been banned for at least four matches
Dr Alan Pearce, a neuroscientist and concussion researcher, contended that Smith’s brain – despite not displaying signs of a clinical concussion – would still have been shaken by the force to such an extent it was akin to having been “in a car accident”.
“If you wanted to really deter intentional bumping that really could hurt someone and, more importantly, could cause brain damage, it should be a month. While Bailey Smith and Kysaiah Pickett weren’t concussed, per se, we know from the science that that’s a clear incident that contributes to CTE. Collingwood veteran Scott Pendlebury urged the AFL to punish players based on the action rather than the outcome.
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