What Does Luke Trainor’s Suspension Reveal About Richmond’s Rebuild?

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Luke Trainor’s suspension removed him from a senior assignment at a stage when every AFL game was also part of his development.

The match he missed is easy to count. Is that the full cost?

How valuable is one difficult senior assignment to a young defender? What happens when an avoidable suspension interrupts the sequence of lessons Richmond is trying to build? And how should a developing player balance aggression and edge against the need to remain available?

In a rebuild, does one week out carry consequences that would matter far less in a mature side — and how should Richmond measure what was actually lost?

What did the full investigation find?

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