'On trial for murder': Patrick Dangerfield taken aback by scrutiny ahead of Tribunal visit
Patrick Dangerfield may be in his 13th season in the AFL, but admits he was taken aback by the scrutiny placed on him after his bump on Adelaide's Jake Kelly.
Dangerfield was handed a three-game suspension at the AFL Tribunal for the hit, after the AFL's MRO ruled that the bump had a severe impact on the Crows defender.
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Despite being one of the biggest names in the game, Dangerfield admitted that he found the scrutiny leading up to the Tribunal "confronting".
"It's hard to shut off from it. You feel like you're on trial for murder," he told SEN's Whateley.
"It's an eye-opener for someone who hasn't been through it before, I haven't been through it before, so that was interesting."
Patrick Dangerfield and Jake Kelly sprawled out on the turf of the Adelaide Oval after the brutal collision Fox Footy
Dangerfield admitted that he hadn't initially considered that he could be suspended for the incident.
"After the game, I didn't think there was anything in it at all to be honest," he said.
"And then I suppose the hours unfold, the day passes, it goes from 'I didn't think there was anything in it', because it was in play to, 'I'm in a bit of trouble here'."
Dangerfield will miss Geelong's matches against Brisbane, Hawthorn and Melbourne, with his comeback slated for the Cats' Round Five clash against North Melbourne.
