AFL news 2021, Jonathan Brown on Toby Greene suspension, comments, AFL360 making contact with an umpire Matt Stevic, appeal

Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown believes Giants star Toby Greene’s three-match ban for making contact with umpire Matt Stevic is worth double in the middle of a finals series.

Greene was on Tuesday afternoon handed down the ban from the AFL Tribunal after a marathon hearing that lasted over four hours, ruling him out for the rest of the 2021 season.

Speaking on Fox Footy’s AFL 360 on Tuesday night, Brown said he thinks missing finals carries extra bearing, empathising from his own similar experience.

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“You can’t downplay three weeks in a final series,” the triple-premiership winning Lion said.

“I’ve been in a situation when I’ve faced…