Punch ban bid KO’d by May

@ThomasBoswell1 forwards like that intimidated the young players.

“I certainly don’t do that but there are some players that use it as a tactic.

“If there’s too much force in it and players are getting injured then there are free kicks awarded.”

May said no decision around the matter would take away the physicality of the game, pointing to the tough but fair way his Suns teammate David Swallow played.

“(Swallow) is the nicest guy you will meet and if you watch him play you would think he is a psycho,” May said. “You can be physical without having to throw jumper punches.

“You can be hard at the football and be considered a tough player without having to throw any punches.”

May returns to his home territory to play Melbourne in Alice Springs on Saturday as part of the Indigenous Round.

He is one of six indigenous players on the Suns list with each of them to be represented by individual totems.

May revealed his was the Kingi, a saltwater crocodile from East Arnhem Land that was designed by his aunty.

“It was a good way for the club to get the families involved,’’ he said. “It’s a nice little personal touch.”