Sydney coach John Longmire has put the send-off rule back on the agenda, declaring it should not be “taken off the table” as an option for the AFL in the wake of defender Jake Lloyd‘s game-ending concussion last week.
Richmond co-captain Toby Nankervis will face the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night and is facing a three-week ban for the hit at the MCG in the second quarter of last Thursday’s game, with Lloyd set to miss this week’s clash with the Western Bulldogs as a result.
The incident, which robbed the Swans of a key player in a must-win match, has raised questions about whether the AFL should have a send-off rule and Longmire, who was against such a move for most of his 299-game coaching career, has changed his mind.
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