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Dear Freeper Sportslovers, Does this Australian Rules football hit, which caused permanent brain damage to Angus Brayshaw, look like "A Football Act" or criminal assault? One commentator said Maynard, the player wearing black and whit stripes, couldn't stop. Another said he had a duty of care to himself to rotate his own body to avoid behind hurt by colliding from above with Brayshaw's head. Under the rules of the game 18.3.2 (c). it is illegal to make high contact to an opposition player with any part of the body. Under 18.3.2 (f) makes it illegal to charge at an opposition...

The Kangaroos have thumped reigning AFL premiers the Swans by 48 points in a sold-out exhibition game in Los Angeles. Kangaroos ruckman Hamish McIntosh was voted best-on-ground and dominated the youthful Sydney lineup, kicking an equal game-high two goals. The Kangaroos won 13.8 (86) to 6.2 (38). Both teams were without senior stars, with Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley and Sydney's Paul Roos opting to blood younger players. Roos said he was not disappointed with the score because both teams did not play their full squads and it was still more than two months away from the opening of the AFL...