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Dylan Shiel faces MRO heat for push that leads to Luamon Lual fall
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Essendon veteran Dylan Shiel is set to come under match review scrutiny after a marking contest shove that caused an ugly collision in the Bombers' Friday clash with Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.
Shiel shoved Mark O'Connor into a marking contest on the wing in the second quarter, causing the Irish Cat to accidentally tunnel Luamon Lual, who flipped and fell on his head.
Lual got to his feet gingerly before he was walked off the ground with the Essendon trainer, but the first-year Bomber returned to the field after halftime.
The AFL sent a memo to clubs earlier this year after several similar incidents in marking contests.
Richmond forward Rhyan Mansell served a three-match suspension for shoving St Kilda's Liam O'Connor into the path of Tom Lynch, which left O'Connor concussed.
Carlton father-son Ben Camporeale received a four-match suspension last month in the VFL for causing a sickening head clash between Brisbane duo Deven Robertson and James Tunstill.
Melbourne great Garry Lyon said he believed Shiel's act was worthy of a suspension.
'That's dangerous by Dylan Shiel. Fine, suspended, whatever you want there,' Lyon said on Fox Footy.
'I think it is a suspension.'
Geelong defender Jack Henry was subbed out of the game at halftime with hamstring tightness.
Originally published as Dylan Shiel to face MRO scrutiny for push that leads to nasty Luamon Lual fall
