Andrew Gaff has been referred straight to the AFL Tribunal for his hit on 18-year-old Andrew Brayshaw in Sunday's western derby between Perth-based teams West Coast and Fremantle.
Match Review Officer Michael Christian graded the incident as intentional contact with severe impact to the head, with the case to be heard on Tuesday night.
Brayshaw was accompanied by his mother to hospital and underwent surgery to repair his broken jaw and three displaced lower teeth. He will be unable to eat solid food for a month.
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