AFL tribunal Round 6: All the news and updates from the MRO

Logan Morris’ push on Darcy Moore has been cleared by the MRO despite the Pies’ skipper coming off with a bloody ear, while Lachie Neale has unloaded on trolls. Watch the video.

Brisbane star Lachie Neale has told keyboard cowards to “grow the f**k up” as young Lions star Logan Morris was cleared by the AFL despite pushing opponent Darcy Moore into a marking contest.

Neale posted on Instagram on Friday that some of the messages sent are “some of the most horrific messages I’ve ever seen”.

In a week where Willie Rioli was racially abused after speaking up about his hatred of the Hawthorn football club, Neale was standing up for a teammate who wished to remain unknown.

Lachie Neale's Instagram story on Friday

The Herald Sun will not name the Lions player _ who was not indigenous _ but it is understood the account was set up with no followers or history with the intent of trolling.

Neale was angry enough to post about those keyboard warriors and call them “cowards”.

“People hiding behind keyboards to attack players are the biggest stain on society. It’s getting beyond a joke now, the things I’ve seen sent are some of the most horrific messages I’ve ever seen. It’s a game of football, grow the f**k up. Cowards. Put your face and name to your words.”

The AFL attempts to crack down on racial and other abuse but often is stymied because of fake profiles from anonymous users.

The explosion of betting on football has also meant players are subjected to vile abuse because punters miss their multi legs on possession betting.

The Lions will bounce back from their crushing defeat against Collingwood and will do so with Logan in their team against St Kilda.

Darcy Moore cops a knee to the head

Morris pushed opponent Darcy Moore into oncoming traffic and he collided with Jeremy Howe as he and Cam Rayner ran towards the ball.

While Rhyan Mansell received a three-week ban for a push on Liam O’Connell, the AFL said in its explanation that Morris couldn’t have foreseen the contact.

“With his eyes on the ball, Morris makes contact with Moore, with Howe making high contact to Moore in the marking contest,” the league said.

“It was the view of the MRO that the contact from Morris on Moore was not of a forceful nature and that Morris, under the circumstances, could not have reasonably foreseen that Howe would make high contact with another player in the manner that occurred.

Accordingly, it was the view of the MRO that Morris’s conduct was not unreasonable in the circumstances.”

Originally published as AFL tribunal Round 6: All the news and updates from the MRO