AFL 2023 News: Jordan De Goi to be suspended after hitting Elijah Hewett late

Collingwood star Jordan De Goey is set to be sidelined after taking a late shot at West Coast’s Elijah Hewett during their clash at Optus Stadium.

De Gouy went airborne and hit Hewitt in the head in the collision, with pundits and fans almost unanimously agreeing that he would definitely see a timeout for the kick.

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Hewett subsequently pulled out with a concussion, further cementing De Goy’s fortunes.

Commentator Jason Dunstall said on Fox Footy that Hewitt was “somewhat embarrassed” after the hit.

“He got a hand from De Gouy,” Dunstall said.

“It’s a two-fold thing: first, why are you pushing when you know how much trouble, and if so, why the hell aren’t you going lower and getting under your opponent’s upper body? Otherwise, you will be in trouble.”

Harry Lyon said it was “great”.

“If you choose to bump into and make high contact, it will come into the MRO’s radar,” Lyon said.

“This is a problem for Jordan de Goya.

“Once you make that decision, once Jordan does that – we’re not saying he was trying to knock him down, but if you decide to hit and make contact above the shoulders, then the AFT was as clear as they are. maybe about it.

“This is a very, very big game that Collingwood will be playing (next week).

“This is a massive game on the AFL roster.”

Mark Gottlieb of Nine said that “there’s no place for it in the game anymore”.

“From the looks of it, Jordan De Goey is about to head to Bali ahead of the 14th round of Collingwood,” one fan said, referring to De Goya’s infamous previous antics in Bali during last year’s date.

Ronnie Lerner of News Corp said it was “a perfect example of why a red card should be introduced”.

“It’s not right that De Goy stays in the game,” Lerner said.

Fox Footy Tribunal specialist David Zita said the fact that Hewitt was ruled out of the match would likely result in De Gui’s hit being “scored as negligent conduct, major impact and heavy contact,” citing the Tribunal’s sentencing guidelines. judgment in the report.

“This is 3+ matches and a direct appeal to the Tribunal,” Zita said.

The West Coast came into play, losing nine games in a row, with another loss set to be a record for a five-time event winner.

Collingwood took a 53–27 lead after a major change, with traffic mostly taking the path of the pies as they were led by rookie Tom Mitchell with 21 sent-offs from midfield.

However, the West Coast bounced back after the half, closing the gap to 14 points with 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Tim Kelly led the Eagles with 25 throwouts.

Originally published as ‘What the heck’: Jordan De Gouy criticized the recent hit on Elijah Hewett