Adelaide forward Taylor Walker has taken a swipe at the Match Review Officer's decision not to hand Richmond midfielder Trent Cotchin a suspension for a "deliberate" kick.
Cotchin received a $3000 fine for kicking, with the MRO assessing the situation as Intentional Conduct, Low Impact and Body Contact.
The Tigers veteran can accept a $2000 sanction with an early guilty plea, a punishment Walker believes isn't enough for his action.
Speaking onย Triple M Adelaide,ย Walker said that if "the shoe was on the other foot" he may have been off for a holiday.
"Especially when itโs deliberate," Walker said in response to a question from host Chris Dittmar.
"I tell you what, if the shoe was on the other foot I would have been missing the next month."
No love lost between Cotchin and Walker... ๐
๐บ Watch #AFLCrowsTigers on @Foxtel
CH 504 or stream on @kayosports
: https://t.co/x9UuS8YGnS
๐ BLOG: https://t.co/1AKoDaLc99
๐ข MATCH CENTRE: https://t.co/VvQSUZcVCn pic.twitter.com/VA0RxA8X7X— Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) April 16, 2022
Walker recently returned from a suspension of his own, having been banned for six matches at the end of last season after making a racist comment toward a SANFL player during the year.
The 31-year-old served the final three games of his ban this year, returning to the Crows' lineup for their Round 4 encounter with Essendon.
Walker has booted nine goals in his two games so far this season, having led Adelaide to a shock 19-point win over Richmond at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.
The Crows will look to add a third win to their season record this week when they travel to Ballarat to face the Bulldogs on Saturday.
…. and he’s right.
If a Crow made a deliberate kicking-in-danger transgression, there’s be weeks coming his way.
The MRO seems to be just as “blind” as some of the umpires when it comes to transgressions from the “selected few”…….