Fortunately , the game is played by footy players.
Not Lawyers and Doctors and OS&H experts....
What is the outcome you want here?? Is it football?? .
Granted, a player ought be protected, No one denies that. But, was it malicious? Was it fully intended that the player intended to take out the other bloke's head..or was in accidental in the act of playing 'football".?
Its quite simple, and it shouldn't involve QC's to determine.
What is the end product here?
Because , yeah, you'll be watching a game like netball, pretty soon... ( aplogies to my daughter, who's a very good netballer and loves the game, and, all others that play it.)