Howe banned for total of five AFL games

Daniel Howe’s AFL season could be over after the AFL tribunal banned the Hawthorn utility for three matches for tripping Carlton’s Zac Fisher, breaking his leg.

But he’ll miss a total of five matches following a two-match striking ban that also came out of Sunday’s win against the Blues.

It means the only way Howe can play again this season is if the eighth-placed Hawks make the finals.

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