AFL

Saints' Caminiti facing ban for off-the-ball hit

By AAP Newswire

Apr 17, 2023

St Kilda young gun Anthony Caminiti is facing a nervous wait for the AFL match review officer's findings after an off-the-ball incident that left Collingwood's Nathan Murphy concussed.

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Vision shows Murphy forcefully pushing Caminiti in the chest during the final quarter and the Saints forward responding with a raised forearm that felled his opponent.

Murphy, who later had words with the Saints contingent on the boundary line,Â will miss Collingwood's Anzac Day blockbuster against Essendon as a result of his concussion.

Caminiti landed at St Kilda during the supplemental selection period and has played a key role in a makeshift forward-line over the opening five rounds this season.

But the 19-year-old's impressive start is set to come to an end, with the incident likely to lead to Caminiti being sent to the tribunal, where the AFL would push for a ban of three matches or more.

GWS midfielder Tom Green is also set to learn his fate on Monday after a dangerous dump tackle on Hawthorn's Josh Ward.

Essendon captain Zach Merrett was handed a one-match ban for rough conduct over his similar dangerous tackle on Melbourne's Tom Sparrow.

Like Collingwood's Murphy, Bombers midfielder Merrett is also set to miss the traditional Anzac Day match.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press