The AFL’s superstar versus tagger debate is set to ignite further when the match review panel examines Geelong skipper Joel Selwood’s weekend running battle with Brisbane’s Andrew Raines.

Selwood, one of the competition’s elite, is likely to face scrutiny for a fourth-quarter strike on Raines, who had been shadowing him throughout the Cats’ 38-point win at the Gabba.

Should the panel find Selwood has a case to answer, his previous form at the tribunal – a four-match ban last season for striking – won’t help his cause.

Raines also faces match review panel trouble on Monday.

Selwood’s swing at Raines prompted the Brisbane player to retaliate, knocking down the Geelong skipper.

Raines can expect the panel to examine that off-the-ball incident and a first-quarter high hit on Selwood which left the Geelong star dazed.

The incidents will come into sharper focus because of continuing debate about taggers and their tactics, sparked by Selwood’s former teammate Gary Ablett.

The Gold Coast Suns star took to Twitter on Friday night to question the treatment good players were getting from taggers.

As Carlton’s Chris Judd was being paid close attention by Fremantle’s Ryan Crowley, Ablett tweeted: “Crowley is a joke. Play the ball, not the man!”, and implored umpires to give Judd a free-kick.

Lions coach Michael Voss said he had not seen the fourth-quarter Raines-Selwood battle when asked about it on Saturday night.

But he said “He (Raines) copped his fair whack through the night, don’t worry about that.

“He was copping his fair amount of heat, but that’s the job we ask him to do.

“Whatever happened in that incident I did not see it, so I couldn’t possibly comment on it,” Voss said.

Gold Coast’s Karmichael Hunt, excellent in the Suns’ loss, might also find himself under scrutiny for his bump which clipped the head of Kangaroos skipper Andrew Swallow in their clash on Saturday.