Sydney Swans debutant escapes metal studs sanction after Magpies’ injury
The AFL has written to its clubs to reinforce rules that ban metal boot studs after Sydney conceded Sam Wicks had worn them on Thursday night. Sydney player Sam Wicks and his club have escaped AFL sanction after the debutant wore non-compliant boots that Collingwood believe caused Isaac Quaynor’s gruesome leg injury. Quaynor was left with a 15-20cm gash in his right shin after tackling Wicks during the Magpies-Swans clash on Thursday night. It was the Pies’ belief that Wicks’ metal...