Source : ABC NEWS
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Taylor Walker has been suspended for one game in the fallout from Adelaide’s tough one-point AFL win over Geelong.
Cats defender Tom Stewart was cleared of his bump on Callum Ah Chee.
The Crows could continue to pay a high price for Thursday night’s big home win, though, with Ah Chee (hamstring) and Jordon Butts (calf) failing to play out the game.
Walker was offered a rough conduct ban for pushing Connor O’Sullivan into Crows skipper Jordan Dawson at a marking contest.
The incident was assessed as careless conduct, medium impact and high contact.
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“It’s an absolute no-no, pushing players,” Fox Footy commentator David King said after the third-quarter incident.
“You’re not allowed to push players into the traffic like that.”
Walker kicked two crucial goals on his AFL return and will now miss their June 11 game against the Western Bulldogs, unless Adelaide can beat the ban at the tribunal.
Stewart’s bump on Ah Chee was ruled as being predominantly to the body, with the star Cat bracing for contact after the Crows player jumped.
The match review assessment stated Stewart’s actions “were not unreasonable in the circumstances.”
AAP
