Magpie White cops three-match AFLW ban for late bump

Justin Chadwick |

Collingwood’s Tarni White was given a three-match suspension for a late bump.
Collingwood’s Tarni White was given a three-match suspension for a late bump.

Collingwood’s Tarni White has copped a three-match ban for her late bump that concussed Sydney’s Maddy Collier and sparked a big melee.

Collier was flattened by White after kicking the ball from half-back during Sydney’s 15-point win over Collingwood on Friday night.

The third-quarter incident enraged Swans players, with a melee ensuing.

Tensions were further heightened following an accidental clash of heads between two players just moments later.

White’s bump was classified as careless conduct, severe impact and high contact, drawing a three-match ban.

Unless White overturns or reduces the suspension at the AFL Tribunal, she will miss games against Hawthorn, Brisbane and West Coast. 

Her teammate Chloe Molloy can escape with a $250 fine for a first-quarter striking incident in the same match.

North Melbourne’s Alice O’Loughlin was offered a one-match ban for her dump tackle on Brisbane’s Shannon Campbell.

And Essendon’s Ellyse Gamble also copped a one-match ban for a rough-conduct incident against Fremantle recruit Aisling McCarthy.

AAP