Richmond defender Luke Trainor faces AFL tribunal review after gut punch on West Coast's Jack Williams

Richmond defender Luke Trainor, playing his 30th AFL match, delivered an intentional gut‑punch to West Coast Eagles forward Jack Williams during the second quarter of the clubs’ clash at the MCG. Williams fell in obvious pain and was taken off the field, while Trainor jogged away and is now likely to miss at least one game. Match Review Officer Michael Christian will assess the incident under the AFL’s new tribunal rules introduced in February, which classify chest or stomach strikes as medium‑impact offences carrying a minimum one‑game suspension. Richmond, already coping with a long injury list that includes defenders Noah Balta, Josh Gibcus and Campbell Gray, will feel the loss of Trainor on the backline.