AFL boss Gillon McLachlan defends the tribunal process but says the league is 'duty bound' to consider rule changes after Collingwood's Brayden Maynard had his rough conduct charge thrown out.
abc.net.au/news/afl-duty-bound-to-review-rules-in-maynard-case-mclachlan-says/102856700AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has defended the tribunal process but says the league is "duty bound" to consider rule changes after Collingwood's Brayden Maynard had his rough conduct charge thrown out.
The league felt it had no grounds to appeal against the tribunal's decision this week but will further assess the incident over the off-season and weigh up changes around players' duty of care for opponents. "But when you have an incident like that, we're duty bound to look at actually whether there can be changes or modifications that can prevent it or continue to have our players as safe as they can be out on a field, albeit that it's a contact sport."
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