AFL lays down marker with seven-game ban for St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster
Hit on Jy Simpkin earns longest suspension since 2018League signals bid to protect players from concussionSt Kilda defender Jimmy Webster has received the longest AFL suspension in six years after being given a seven-game ban for his ugly bump on North’s Jy Simpkin.In a landmark case that puts down a new marker in the AFL’s bid to protect players from concussion, Webster pleaded guilty and threw himself at the mercy of the tribunal on Tuesday. Continue reading...