Melbourne antagonist Tom Bugg is facing a long suspension for an off the ball strike which floored Sydney’s Callum Mills at the MCG on Friday night.
The incident occurred early in the first quarter and put the Swans young gun out of action for the rest of the match.
After the strong stance the AFL took against Richmond defender Bachar Houli this week, footy fans on social media were calling for a similar, or longer, suspension for Bugg.
Schwatta says “the consensus out the back in the media room at half time was that Tom Bugg will get 5 to 6 weeks” #AFLDeesSwans
— Triple M Footy (@triplemfooty) June 30, 2017
6 behinds, 6 degrees, 6 weeks for Tom Bugg? #AFLDeesSwans
— 1116 SEN Footy (@SENfooty) June 30, 2017
Matty Lloyd didn’t quite read the tea leaves correctly.
Tom Bugg has floored Callum Mills off the ball.
Lloyd: “He’s looking at a minimum of two weeks for that.” #AFLDeesSwans
— 3AW Football (@3AWisfootball) June 30, 2017
Bugg also spoke after the game and expressed his regret.
Tom Bugg says “it does look really bad. I’m a bit embarrassed… I hope for him and his family he gets better and can play next week”
— Triple M Footy (@triplemfooty) June 30, 2017
Not that it will help him much, but maybe this will?
Forget Malcolm Turnbull and Waleed Aly for character references at the tribunal – Tom Bugg has an ace up his sleeve pic.twitter.com/hJoxYH3cha
— Tom Steinfort (@tomsteinfort) June 30, 2017
