"This was an injustice": Watson slams penalty for Reid's bump on Fyfe

Tim Watson believes the two match suspension for Giants veteran Sam Reid following his bump on Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe is “an injustice”. The bump was assessed by Match Review Officer Michael Christian as careless conduct, high contact and critically, high impact as opposed to severe. “The (match review officer), and by extension the AFL, are hypocrites,” Watson told SEN Breakfast. “On one hand they are saying the head is sacrosanct. ‘We’ll do everything we can to protect the players’ heads...

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