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Magpies star Maynard supports AFL’s proposed smother rule change

Brayden Maynard has backed the AFL’s proposed crackdown on smothers that was prompted by the Collingwood defender’s own controversial tribunal case. Key points: The AFL…

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Fresh off beating a rough conduct charge, Brayden Maynard will line up against superstar and pest Toby Greene

Collingwood coach Craig McRae has urged Brayden Maynard not to alter his “hard, uncompromising” approach in an AFL preliminary final battle with Greater Western Sydney…

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AFL ‘duty bound’ to review rules in Maynard case, McLachlan says

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has defended the tribunal process but says the league is “duty bound” to consider rule changes after Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard had…

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Maynard decision will split opinion, AFL concedes, while accepting tribunal’s not guilty verdict

The AFL has conceded the Brayden Maynard tribunal decision “will not sit well with everyone” while accepting the not guilty verdict. Key points: An AFL…

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Magpies back Brayden Maynard ahead of AFL rough conduct hearing

Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom has described teammate Brayden Maynard as a “hard and fair” player as the defender waits to learn his fate at the…

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Maynard verdict predicted to shape the future of footy

As Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard prepares to face the tribunal for his hit on Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw, the rest of the league awaits a verdict…

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