Parker facing extended Swans exile after hospitalising VFL opponent

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Luke Parker is facing an even longer stint out of the AFL after a brutal collision in a VFL game that is likely to attract a multi-week suspension.

Luke Parker is facing an even longer stint out of the AFL after a collision that sent a Frankston player to hospital with facial injuries and is likely to attract a multi-week suspension.in front of more than 44,000 fans at the SCG, Parker was in Melbourne’s south-east playing his fourth consecutive match for Sydney’s reserve team in the VFL, having been unable to break into their best 23 since recovering from a broken arm suffered in pre-season.

Former North Melbourne champion David King said on SEN Radio he believed Parker deserved a suspension of at least five games, describing his action as exactly the type the AFL was trying to stamp out of the sport. coach John Longmire has been unable to find a player who deserved to be dropped to make way for the club’s former co-captainTheir sizzling 9-1 start to the season has put them eight points clear of second-placed Geelong, though Essendon can cut their lead to six and move to second by beating last-placed North Melbourne on Sunday.

 

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