Tim Notting had no case to answer, he didn't need to have a duty of care as they were the rules at the time.
But due to Malthouse's constant sooking after that incident the AFL brought in the Duty of care stipulation.
So maybe he is the one you should be angry at?:p
Sorry but the league got this one 100% right.
If you ignore the ball and go for the man instead, you have a duty of care to the player you hit and if you hit them in the head with any part of your body accidental or not you run the risk of being reported. Maxwell did this end of story.
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