Overview

• Paul Curtis received a three-match suspension for a tackle that concussed Port Adelaide's Josh Sinn, despite the tribunal acknowledging the action was unintentional but careless.
• North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson criticized the severity of the ban, calling for immediate changes to the tribunal process rather than waiting until season's end.
• Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge labeled the tribunal framework outdated, advocating for a simplified system that better accounts for intent in on-field actions.
• AFL football boss Laura Kane acknowledged frustrations with the current system, describing the three-match ban as a 'jarring element' and suggesting a possible sliding scale review at season's end.
• North Melbourne players, including Curtis, were directed to remove social media posts protesting the suspension following intervention by the club's football boss, Todd Viney.