Richmond champion and SEN Radio hostย Kevin Bartlett says Jobe Watson should have lost his 2012 All-Australian spot.
Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin were named the joint winners of the 2012 Brownlow Medal on Tuesday, following Watson's 12-month suspension from the World Anti-Doping Agency.
However, the league confirmed on Wednesday that Watson will be allowed to keep his spot in the 2012 All-Australian team, despite the ban for breaching WADA's doping code.
Bartlett slammed the decision, saying on Thursday the performance enhancing drugs ban should result in the AFL stripping the 32-year-old of "all awards, prizes and honours".
โThe AFL Commission says it was a no-brainer to take the Brownlow Medal from Watson. If you are cold-blooded, you would have to take away all the other awards and honours too," Bartlett said.
โIn this case, the AFL has adhered to the rules in one instance (the Brownlow Medal) and not the other (the All-Australian team).
โWhat a mess this saga has been.โ
The 2012 Brownlow Medal will be presented to Mitchell and Cotchin next month.
It’s also a “no brainer” that Essendon be stripped of all points for 2012.