AFL: The Melbourne Demons will challenge Kysaiah Pickett's one-match ban for a bump.
Melbourne star forward Kysaiah Pickett is staring down a third suspension in just over a season, with the club desperately trying to free him for Thursday night’s blockbuster clash with Brisbane.Pickett was charged with rough conduct yet again, this time for a late bump on Adelaide’s Jake Soligo .
Watch every game of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?“It’s just a dumb thing to do. He’s reaching for contact … and then the onus is on you to miss the head. He’s in trouble,” Fox Footy analyst David King said following the incident.
He missed two weeks for a rough conduct charge against Bailey Smith in Round 1 last year, and then missed Opening Round this year due to a one-week rough conduct suspension emerging from a semi-final incident with Patrick Cripps. Pickett was also fined for striking in that game.
“They can try and argue it’s a footy act or it shouldn’t be medium impact, I think the issue here is the potential to cause injury will come into consideration for the Tribunal.
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