"I give up on these": Watson baffled by Tribunal's call on Franklin strike
The AFL Tribunal’s decision to overturn Lance Franklin’s one-match ban for striking has caused Tim Watson to “give up” on the system. The Sydney star threw what looked to be a deliberate elbow to the head of Fremantle defender Luke Ryan against the Dockers last Sunday. The incident was graded as careless, medium impact and high contact, warranting Match Review Officer Michael Christian to offer Franklin a week suspension. However, Christian’s sentence was overturned once the case was taken to...