We've decided to go back through and look at the longest suspensions in AFL history.
To qualify for this list, the incident must have occurred at a game and on the field of play from anywhere between 1990 to now.
2. Steven Baker - 2010 vs. Geelong - 9 games
It was a grand final rematch and Steven Baker and Steve Johnson had a bone to pick with each other.
It all began with Johnson throwing a wild elbow into the face of Baker after the latter was niggling the Cat. From there, Baker would strike the Norm Smith Medallist a number of times. One of the hits included a hit to the injured hand of Johnson.
After accepting guilty pleas to number of the charges, Baker would be suspended for nine games. At the time, a number of AFL analysts did not agree with the ban that was handed down.
Johnson would miss three games due to his role in what occurred.
