The players rushed into a volatile situation and made contact with the umpire. For the sake of the officials and the game, they should both be sitting on the sidelines next weekend, but both managed to escape a suspension.

The biggest talking point out of the match on the Gold Coast was Brayden Maynard’s brain fade during his physical battle with Ben Long.

The panel fires up over whether Brayden Maynard should be banned for umpire contact.