AFL information 2026 | Carlton Blues vs Richmond Tigers end result, video, highlights; Jonty Faull hit on Jacob Weitering; handed one recreation suspension

Richmond teenager Jonty Faull has been handed a one-match ban for an pointless act after an off-the-ball shot on Jacob Weitering throughout Carlton’s 10.15 (75) – 9.17 (71) win.

Halfway by means of the second quarter between the Blues and Tigers, Weitering was giving Faull a gentle shepherd earlier than he copped a shot to the abdomen.

With the incident coming off the ball, play continued on however it was nonetheless picked up by the TV cameras.

“That could be slightly rib tickler there, and that is been given every week this 12 months already,” Jack Riewoldt stated on Fox Footy.

“(AFL soccer basic supervisor) Greg Swann was adamant that was going to be a suspension at the beginning of the season.”

Jonty Faull provides Jacob Weitering some consideration. Fox Footy

Caller Mark Howard stated “you possibly can’t whack blokes within the intestine”, to which David King agreed and stated it ought to be a one-week ban.

The blow was particularly robust for Weitering, who broke a number of ribs throughout AFL Origin and remains to be enjoying by means of that harm.

The MRO has graded the incident as intentional, medium influence and to the physique, resulting in the one-game ban.

After a controversial week following former captain Sam Docherty’s passionate criticism of the facet’s efficiency in Opening Spherical, the Blues had been out of the gates shortly with the primary three objectives.

By the top of the quarter, the Blues led 6.4 (40) to three.3 (21).

By half-time it was extra of the identical for Carlton, main 9.9 (63) to five.6 (36).

The Tigers got here out robust from the key break and pushed the Blues to the top however finally it was an under-pressure Michael Voss pumping his fists at a relieving victory.

Harry McKay and Mitch McGovern kicked two objectives every for the Blues whereas Jagga Smith and Patrick Cripps topped the disposal rely on 32.