Former Collingwood premiership captain and GWS runner Nick Maxwell is under investigation by the AFL, due to the amount of time he is spending on the field.
Footage of the game between Carlton and the Giants last Sunday will be used to review how long Maxwell spent on the field and investigate whether the 34-year old was directing and coaching players. On Channel Nine's Monday night programme Footy Classified, it was mentioned that Maxwell was standing at the edge of the centre square at eight of Carlton's 11 kick-ins from their defensive 50. Under AFL law, runners are banned from standing in or entering the opposition's defensive 50 during kick-ins, but there is no rule that prevents runners from standing anywhere else on the field. Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley spoke on Footy Classified and suggested that some clubs have considered the placement of some of their runners in particular positions on the field. "In the end, if the AFL or clubs believe this is something that they don't want to see, well then the feedback will go back and something will happen with when the runners can actually be on the field," Buckley said on Monday night. "I would suggest that there are some clubs who would consider where they placed their runner at certain points. We have speculated on it as a coaching group going back over the games." St Kilda great and SEN commentator Danny Frawley spoke following the Giants' one-point loss to Carlton on Sunday, stating that the AFL needs to put an end to runners spending too much time on the field and investigate Maxwell for coaching players. "If you actually watch the runners at the moment, they're just out there far too long. Sprint on, sprint off, [don't be] out there for five or six minutes at a time," Frawley said on Monday. "Simon Lethlean needs to have a look at the game to know what I'm talking about. It's just not on, make a stand. "[Maxwell] is just biting off too much at the moment. He's out there coaching, telling players where to run. "The big one that hurt me yesterday — and that's when I thought I can't watch it any more — Carlton was kicking in, he was right on the centre-square line in the middle, he was actually part of the zone. "I know the AFL says you can't go inside the forward 50, but you can't have them standing in the middle of the ground where the 45 [degree] kick comes in. "[Maxwell] is doing a great job down there with the leadership, but you can't have 19 men on the field." The AFL's football operations department will take at least two days to review footage of the game and determine if action needs to be taken against Maxwell and the Giants.
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