Donie Smith believes the provision of a 12-week ban as the minimum punishment available for the infraction leading to Ger Brennan’s suspension is too severe and should be reassessed. Two of the highest profile disciplinary actions taken this season have been Brennan’s 12-week ban and the one-match suspension handed down to Roscommon forward Daire Cregg.Cregg was shown a red card for an off-the-ball incident, in which he appeared to raise his arm at a New York player, late in the first half of Roscommon’s Connacht quarter-final win at Gaelic Park in April.The ban had the potential to undermine Roscommon’s Connacht campaign as it meant Cregg would be unavailable for their semi-final against Mayo in Castlebar. David Clifford avoided retrospective disciplinary action following his raised elbow during last Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC clash between Kerry and Donegal in Killarney.“For David, he is our best ever player – I have no problem saying that – I want to see him play every game,” says former Roscommon player Smith.“As a supporter and as a spectator, I’m delighted because obviously you want to have your big names available.“Obviously his arm, his elbow, was high. I think Caolan McGonagle did make the most of it. And I think two things there can be true. “Daire was just very unlucky and it has kind of disrupted his season in a small way because obviously he didn’t play the Mayo game. It’s kind of disjointed him a small bit after the excellent league he had.”Dublin's manager Ger Brennan has been watching the action from the stands. Photograph: