The AFL is reportedly unhappy with Adelaide forward Taylor Walker’s comments about the Match Review Officer and Richmond’s Trent Cotchin.
Walker suggested on Triple M on Tuesday that Cotchin’s “deliberate” kick at him during the third quarter of Saturday’s match at Adelaide Oval deserved more than a $2000 fine.
“Especially when it’s deliberate,” Walker said in response to a question about whether Cotchin’s stray leg deserved a bigger sanction.
“I tell you what, if the shoe was on the other foot, I would have been missing the next month.”
And now Sportsday co-host Sam McClure is reporting that the AFL is looking into Walker’s comments criticising the MRO.
“It’s my understanding that the AFL are not happy and are looking into those comments,” McClure said.
“He’s essentially questioning the integrity of the Match Review Officer. I think it’ll be stronger than a please explain.
“All I can tell you is that the AFL are not happy about it.”
Walker kicked five goals in Adelaide’s 19-point win over the Tigers in what was his second game back after serving a six-match suspension for a racial slur last year.