Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Lions strongman Ty Gallop has promised not to let his emotions again get the better of him if tempers flare in Saturday’s AFL grand final.
Gallop copped a three-game ban for serious misconduct after slamming the face of Port Adelaide’s Mitch Georgiades into the Gabba turf during Brisbane’s 59-point win over the Power on July 26.
The 20-year-old Sunshine Coast product pleaded guilty to the charge at the AFL Tribunal but argued that he had retaliated after Georgiades had grabbed his heavily strapped broken thumb after being tackled.
”It was purely out of retaliation … (but) it’s a very bad look and there’s no room for it in footy,” Gallop told the tribunal.
Ahead of this weekend’s Brisbane-Fremantle decider at the MCG. Gallop was adamant that he had learnt his lesson and would not retaliate again.
“Just keep a cool head, (and) don’t do it again,” he said when asked what he had taken away from the incident.
Gallop said the suspension had also given him time to get his “body right” for the finals series.
However, the forward-turned-defender was no guarantee to be recalled to the team once he was again available for selection.
Despite being selected for Brisbane’s 63-point win over Collingwood in the final round of the regular season on August 21, Gallop was then dropped for the Lions’ 53-point qualifying loss to Sydney.
However, a week later, he was back in the Brisbane team as a replacement for the injured Noah Answerth and helped the Lions secure a 53-point win over the Crows in the do-or-die affair.
Gallop then held his spot for Brisbane’s thrilling preliminary final victory against Hawthorn and is set to line up in his second successive grand final on Saturday.
“To be a part of two grand finals in two years, I’m really grateful for it,” he said.
“No one wants to be dropped from the team, but the coaches all sit in a room and pick their best 23 they think match up against the other team’s 23, so if you’re in or out, you’ve just got to appreciate what you’ve achieved so far and just look at that.
“I try to stay grateful, (and) look at the bigger picture.”
Gallop has embraced his switch from the forwards to the backs this season.
“At the moment with where my footy is at, the backline probably suits me a bit more, just that scrap and fighting to try to stop them kicking goals,” he said.
“I’ve enjoyed my time down back. I don’t really mind where I’m at. As long as I’m making the 23, wherever that is, I’m happy.”
