Young Tiger banned as gut-punch crackdown continues

Williams dropped to the turf while Trainor jogged off.

Coach Adem Yze had hoped Trainor would only be fined for the second-quarter incident in the 11-point win over the Eagles.

But the match review officer took a dim view of the incident, assessing it as intentional conduct, medium impact and body contact, which draws a one-match ban.

It leaves Richmond short of a tall defender against Adelaide's powerful forward line headlined by Riley Thilthorpe.