Under the current laws of the game, I agree entirely.
That said, the question will be asked within the AFL that should we follow the example of other codes in which sliding into a contest occurs, the obvious one being soccer. In that code, studs up sliding is absolutely a no-no because it runs the risk of serious injury to the player on the receiving end.
What Broughton did was entirely acceptable under the laws of the game.
The question is whether it should be given the injury risk "studs up" carries and also whether it will be come 2013?
I suspect next year those sliding in studs up will be gone. Of course sliding, studs down, is difficult
I agree. The AFL tribunal, like a court of law is subject to precedent and once the Lindsay Thomas was thrown out as it was there was no way the tribunal could, under the current system of laws in the game uphold the suspension against Greg Broughton.
