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Young Tiger banned as gut-punch crackdown continues
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PerthNow
Richmond defender Luke Trainor has received a one-match ban for striking as the AFL's crackdown on gut punches continues.
Williams dropped to the turf while Trainor jogged off.
Coach Adem Yze had hoped Trainor would only be fined for the second-quarter incident in the 11-point win over the Eagles.
But the match review officer took a dim view of the incident, assessing it as intentional conduct, medium impact and body contact, which draws a one-match ban.
It leaves Richmond short of a tall defender against Adelaide's powerful forward line headlined by Riley Thilthorpe.