Gerard Whateley and David King believe the decision to not cite Richmond’s Shai Bolton for his strike on Sydney’s Errol Gulden as “bizarre”.
Ill-disciplined acts started to leak into Richmond’s game towards the end of Friday night’s clash with Bolton’s hit one of many questionable moments.
Marlion Picket and Kamdyn McIntosh joined in on the ill-discipline, coughing up crucial 50-metre penalties that meant a potential comeback was completely off the cards as John Longmire’s side ran away the 44-point victors.
“Shai Bolton should’ve been cited,” Whatley told SEN.
“Grade it however you like, but don’t be taking free swings at players on their knees.
“It’s profoundly dangerous and a shocking look for the game, to walk past that I thought was bizarre.”
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick was left fuming with his players post-match.
"Our discipline was incredibly poor," Hardwick said.
"A couple of incidents, we just look at and go, 'It's ridiculous, what we're doing', so we will chat to the boys about that.
"At the end of the day, it's all good to push and shove. But the reality is you have got to pick the ball up. That's tough footy.
"I am disappointed with that (ill-discipline) and our fans will be and I'm sure the players will be when they see them."
King agreed, saying those types of actions are the ones we want stamped out of our game.
“Those sort of acts, if you don’t stamp them out they feed to other competitions and lesser competitions that aren’t as regulated as ours,” King told SEN’s Whateley.
“You can’t have that on the big screen, you’ve got to fine or sanction those players.”
Richmond will look to get their season back on track on Monday night against Melbourne.