Violent conduct
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
Violent conduct is when a player uses or attempts to use excessive force or brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball, or against a team-mate, team official, match official, spectator or any other person, regardless of whether contact is made.
Verdicts that turn on it 3
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 4
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Applied in these incidents 2
Real decisions where this clause decided what should have happened.
Questions that ask it 2
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