Richmond forward Tom Lynch is “very lucky” to have escaped suspension for a high elbow on Hawthorn’s Jarman Impey.
Kane Cornes is surprised Lynch wasn’t banned for his raised elbow, comparing it to Toby Greene’s fend-off on Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield last year.
The Match Review Officer said Lynch’s actions “were not unreasonable in the circumstances” and therefore no further action was taken.
A bloodied Impey left the field after receiving a cut above his eye during Saturday’s match.
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“I can’t believe Tom Lynch got off, I really can’t,” Cornes told SEN SA Breakfast.
“It is worse than what Toby Greene did to Patrick Dangerfield last year. Because it’s Toby Greene he gets a week and perhaps because it’s Tom Lynch he gets off.
“Had the ball, lifted his elbow, got Jarman Impey high, caused blood and Jarman Impey had to go off and the MRO said it was reasonable in the circumstance - couldn’t believe it.
“He’s very lucky to be out there this weekend.”
Lynch, the Coleman Medal leader after nine rounds, is free to play in Saturday night’s Dreamtime at the ‘G clash against Essendon.
Marlion Pickett will miss the match after receiving a one-match ban for engaging in rough conduct.