Brayden Maynard faces nervous wait after Angus Brayshaw concussion incident
Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard faces a nervous wait from the AFL’s match evaluation officer after he concussed Angus Brayshaw 10 minutes into Thursday evening’s qualifying last.
Early within the first quarter on the MCG, Max Gawn handballed to Brayshaw out of the centre and the midfielder burst ahead and kicked inside 50.
Maynard jumped ahead in an tried smother and picked up Brayshaw excessive along with his shoulder, which you’ll see within the video above.
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Brayshaw was instantly out chilly and required prolonged consideration on the sector earlier than leaving the sector on a stretcher and in a neck brace, whereas Maynard was reported for the excessive contact.
The Collingwood vice-captain will now nervously await match evaluation officer Michael Christian’s evaluation of the incident.
After the match, Maynard was hopeful of being cleared, however was cleary shattered for Brayshaw.
“I don’t need to say an excessive amount of, however it’s a footy act,” he instructed Channel 7.
“I got here ahead, I jumped to smother the ball and yeah, sadly I simply bought him on the way in which down. So I don’t know. We’ll need to wait and see what occurs.
“But it surely’s all love. I completely love that man to bits. So yeah, it’s shattering what occurred.
“It’s hectic. However we’ve form of bought to maneuver on. It’s a bloody intense recreation. It requires rather a lot mentally and in addition bodily. In order that’s why we’ve constructed for this. It’s finals.”
Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield initially believed Maynard would don’t have anything to fret about.
“There’s nothing on this. You’ve got an obligation of care to your self, to guard your self as you come to land,” he mentioned on Channel 7.
“Sadly on this recreation, contact happens. There’s nothing on this for me.”
Matthew Richardson added: “He jumped within the air to attempt to smother the ball – it’s actually exhausting for him to cease. He can’t. It’s a extremely robust one which one.”
“He can’t keep away from contact. What else can he do?
“It’s exhausting to know what else he can do there.”
However at half-time after extra seems to be at it, Dangerfield modified his tune.
“After I first noticed it, my preliminary intuition was it’s a footballing act,” he mentioned.
“You’re within the air, you then have an obligation of care to your self, I feel, to brace for affect.
“He does flip late and is that simply what you do if you’re in that place?
“Brayshaw’s clearly unable to guard himself on this situation. It’s a extremely troublesome one to evaluate, I feel.”
Brayshaw, who was changed by substitute Bailey Laurie, will likely be unavailable for subsequent week’s semi-final because of the AFL’s concussion protocols, which mandate a minimal 12-day break.
The 27-year-old has a prolonged concussion historical past and wears headgear.
He gave a thumbs up as he was stretchered from the sector and was “up and about” a short while later.
“Simply listening to from the Melbourne medical employees. He’s up and about, chatting to the employees down there, so going alright,” Channel 7 commentator and Angus’ uncle James Brayshaw mentioned.
Melbourne vice-captain Jack Viney made some extent of getting in Maynard’s face after the incident, pushing and shoving the defender and inflicting a short scuffle.
Maynard was additionally booed by Melbourne followers each time he got here to the bench.
Melbourne ahead Jacob van Rooyen may additionally come underneath scrutiny for a excessive elbow on Magpies ahead Dan McStay later within the first quarter.
McStay went off to be assessed, however was capable of return to the sector in a constructive signal.
– With AAP
