Nathan Broad

Richmond defender Nathan Broad has been handed a four-match suspension for his sling tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Parnell.

these guys know, I won’t hear that they don’t know (the head is hitting the ground). Sorry mate, it was sh*thouse, hope you’re OK and recover well,” Broad’s text to Parnell read. “You have got his whole frame in a wrap, including his arm, and when you give you the extra sauce at the end and really spin and rip that body with full force knowing the head is hitting the ground … “So to is tackling, but when you grab an arm and you know you’ve got that player – and often they’re light bodies – Patty Parnell is a light body. “Most players go in just to make contact, they don’t necessarily go to hit the head and it’s part of our game. King believed the Tiger’s star should be handed a monster suspension for the act which he described as both deliberate and intending to inflict maximum damage.

Richmond premiership player Nathan Broad has copped a four-week ban for his sling tackle at the Tribunal, while Gold Coast Suns player Charlie Ballard is ...

I was just trying to avoid that in the most efficient way.” The grading was careless, high and severe — that’s the max. The game now has to get this right, you’ve got one chance, don’t stuff this up. “If you give that six weeks, it will not happen again for the year. That’s a six weeker for me,” King said on Fox Footy’s First Crack of an incident he deemed a “car crash”. “They were trying to block me and stop me getting to the ball to defend. Hope you’re okay and recover well,” it read. It was shithouse. “You have to say: ‘Guys, you know the rules.’ “We’ve got one chance to stamp this out, and unfortunately, Nathan Broad and the Richmond footy club have to pay a price. [David King called on the AFL](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/afl-2023-david-king-calls-for-six-week-ban-for-nathan-broad-sling-tackle-on-patrick-parnell-richmond-tigers-v-adelaide-crows-video-highlights-tribunal-match-review-gradings-latest-news/news-story/9d73e65a6a5079512f65892a193e092f) to draw a line in the sand and hand out a lengthy ban to the premiership defender. The AFL requested a four-week suspension for Broad, while the Tigers asked for three weeks - and if the Tribunal decided on four, wanted it reduced to three on the grounds of his “good character”.

Nathan Broad has been handed a four-week suspension for his sling tackle on Patrick Parnell after fronting the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.

I was just trying to avoid that in the most efficient way. “I wouldn't say it was a forceful blow. The grading was careless, high and severe — that’s the max. “We stuffed this up with the bump totally and we’ve got all sorts of trauma with past players. “If you give that six weeks, it will not happen again for the year. “They were trying to block me and stop me getting to the ball to defend.

The AFL tribunal warns players they have a duty of care to avoid inflicting head injuries, as Richmond defender Nathan Broad was rubbed out for rough ...

“We have considered Broad’s good record but do not consider it sufficiently exceptional or compelling to justify a reduction from four matches.” “It takes someone special to survive that environment year in year out without offending,” Tovey told the tribunal. “Every player is now taken to be aware of the damaging and sometimes long-term consequences of concussion.

Richmond's attempt to use a text message sent by Nathan Broad to youngster Patrick Parnell in a bid to have a suspension reduced at the tribunal has failed ...

Hope you're okay and recover well," Broad's message to Parnell read. "Look, I don't want you to accept my apology, but I shouldn't have done it. READ MORE:

RICHMOND defender Nathan Broad has been suspended for four matches for his sling tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Parnell on Saturday.