Shai Bolton

Tigers star Bolton showed Docherty the ball as he ran into an open goal during Thursday night's match at the MCG. Broad told AFL Nation post-game that he's ...

He'll be accountable and responsible for it. He’ll take it on the chin and move on.” “It's not a great look.

Damien Hardwick takes aim at Tigers forward Shai Bolton, after he taunted Blues defender Sam Docherty while running into goal. Watch the video.

"That's for Dimma (Hardwick) to deal with and I'll deal with my own players. "It's certainly not part of who he is and part of what we are. "It's not us, it's not what we're about and he'll be regretful, no question," Hardwick said.

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“He‘ll be regretful, no question, he’ll be accountable and responsible for it. “We want to be a really humble football club that plays footy in the right way and I love the way Shai plays the game, and maybe that overstepped the mark a little bit.” He’ll learn from lessons from it.

Shai Bolton has drawn the ire of social media on Thursday night after taunting Carlton's Sam Docherty on his way to kicking a goal early in the fourth ...

It’s certainly not part of who he is and part of what we are. Bolton wanted to remind Docherty over something said earlier,” Cleary tweeted. “We want to be a really humble football club that plays footy in the right way and I love the way Shai plays the game, and maybe that overstepped the mark a little bit.” “Shai Bolton and Sam Docherty were the last two players exchanging words after the 3QT push and shove. At the end of the third quarter a scuffle broke out between the playing groups of both teams with Mitch Cleary saying Bolton and Docherty were the last two in the heated exchange. Shai Bolton has drawn the ire of social media on Thursday night after taunting Carlton’s Sam Docherty on his way to kicking a goal early in the fourth quarter.

Bolton was back to his scintillating best in Thursday's victory over the Blues, with Damien Hardwick's side fending off a late flurry to register ...

'Even when you watch the replay Docherty is half laughing. 'Yucky behaviour, deserved of a clip around the ears.' 'He'll be regretful, no question, he'll be accountable and responsible for it.

The act came after tensions boiled over in a fiery melee, but Damien Hardwick declared there was no excuse.

“We want the game to look a certain way but we’ve just got to get better at generating shots at goal.” “We’re doing a lot of things right, but our scoring profile is not where we need it to be,” Hardwick said. “He’ll be regretful, no question. “One of the things we always want to do is honour our competition, and that goes against that,” he said. He’ll be accountable and responsible for it. “He’s made a mistake; it’s not us, it’s not what we’re about,” he said.