Wodonga thirds footballer Jordan O'Connor will miss the remainder of the Ovens and Murray home and away season after being handed a 13-week ban at the tribunal on Wednesday night.
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O'Connor was reported by umpire Shane Forge for intentionally striking Yarrawonga's Brodie Tyson in the second quarter of the under-18 fixture on Saturday.
No set penalty was offered and Forge recommended the charge serious enough to be referred straight to the tribunal.
O'Connor entered a guilty plea.
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Tyson will miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured vertebrae and three bulging discs in the sickening incident at Yarrawonga.
He was concussed and had to be helped from the field.
Tyson was taken to Yarrawonga hospital before being reccommended to Wangaratta hospital where scans revealed the extent of the damage.
O'Connor is now just three weeks shy of the national suspension limit of 16.
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I like to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
