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Saints gun's nervous wait over 'cut and dry' sling tackle - CtrlF.XYZ

Saints gun's nervous wait over 'cut and dry' sling tackle

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Saints defender Liam Stocker faces a tense hold aft helium was reported for a unsafe tackle connected Brisbane's Eric Hipwood.

The Lions cemented themselves wrong the AFL's top-four with a convincing 12. 12. (84) to 8. 8. (56) triumph astatine Marvel Stadium.

With conscionable seconds remaining earlier half-time, Stocker hurled Hipwood to the crushed successful what Melbourne champion Garry Lyon described arsenic a "cut and dry" sling tackle.

But successful Stocker's favour is the information Hipwood's caput astatine nary signifier deed the Marvel Stadium turf, meaning helium whitethorn inactive debar suspension.

Saints defender Liam Stocker faces a tense hold aft helium was reported for a unsafe tackle connected Brisbane's Eric Hipwood. (Fox Footy)

"It's arsenic chopped and adust … arsenic we've seen each year, there's nary question astir it," Lyon said connected Fox Footy's coverage.

"This is what we're trying to stamp retired of the game, careless of whether oregon not helium hits his caput connected the ground."

Fellow AFL large Nathan Brown said careless of whether oregon not Hipwood's caput deed the turf, Stocker deserved to beryllium suspended.

"If you're trying to penalise the action, helium should get suspended, shouldn't he?," helium said.

Max King connected study for striking

Nathan Buckley agreed: "If Hipwood puts his caput down (and made interaction with the ground), past Liam Stoker gets suspended. Is that we privation it to become?"

Hipwood would spell connected to pb the Lions successful attack, finishing with his 3rd four-goal haul of the season.

Stocker wasn't the lone Saint successful blistery water, with Max King besides reported for striking Ryan Lester, though replays suggested King whitethorn not person adjacent made interaction with Lester.

The crippled started successful affectional scenes erstwhile some sides joined unneurotic successful the mediate for a tribute to the precocious Danny Frawley.

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