Maynard incident reaction proves the AFL still doesn’t get that accidents can happen

It always shocks me whenever anybody tries to use precedent as a defence in the AFL.

If the league has proven anything in the last few years, it’s that they have no template for any facet of the game. The biggest example, in this regard, is the Tribunal.

How many sling tackles have been penalised and how many have been overlooked? How many bumps have been pinged and how many have been cleared? Sure, there will always be some rationale behind why incidents are different, but to us punters w...