AFL 2025: TGWS Giants captain Toby Greene cops ban for ugly strike on Sydney rival Isaac Heeney
In the first half of GWS' rousing comeback victory over the arch-rival Swans, Greene drove his forearm into Heeney while the Sydney star was already on the ground being tackled.
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As reported first by Herald Sun chief football writer Jay Clark, Greene was hit with a one-match suspension by the Match Review Officer, with the act judged as intentional conduct, high contact and low impact.
The Giants have the option to chellenge the MRO's verdict at the tribunal.
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The suspension comes ahead of a crucial finals-shaping Thursday night fixture for the Giants against the Western Bulldogs.
With the Giants and Bulldogs both winning on Friday night, eight premiership points still separates the clubs, with the Dogs in a must-win position ahead of the clash at Marvel Stadium in Round 21.
Toby Greene to face ban for hit on Isaac Heeney.
Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown put Greene's 'undisciplined' act down to being 'too amped up' to start the match.
'Yeah, it is late. So, you can understand some sort of fine,' he said on Fox Footy on Friday night.
'He was just a bit fired up, he was a bit hot under the collar — maybe a bit amped up too much in the first half, and that just showed out in some of the undisciplined nature of the acts in the first half.'
Fellow Lions great Alastair Lynch added: 'I think that's where Adam Kingsley's coming from — he didn't make the right impact in that first half and (needed) a bit of a reset. I don't think the Isaac Heeney one's a good look.'
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