Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown has voiced his concern that Australian Rules might be “turning into Gaelic football”.

The 256-gamer’s strong stance follows GWS captain Toby Greene’s citation by the Match Review Officer for rough conduct against Carlton’s Jordan Boyd last Saturday.

Greene and the Giants will challenge Michael Christian’s decision at the Tribunal on Tuesday night, but it didn’t stop Brown from asserting his viewpoint on the game’s future.

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Greene’s collision with Boyd has been a contentious topic of conversation in recent days, with a likely Tuesday evening hearing set to resolve disputes.

“Is our game turning into Gaelic football?” Brown asked the On the Couch panel on Monday evening.

“Now, that’s not a knock on Gaelic football, but are we heading in that direction? Is our game going to be there in the next 10-15 years?”

“I understand where our game is at, the point we’re (at) trying to protect our players, concussion, all these sorts of things.

“But we play a contact sport, and we are asking so much of our players already to make the correct decision when they commit to a contest.”

Brown sympathised with Greene, noting the significant onus placed on players to make correct choices with slim margins for error.

“(Greene) has to make the correct decision then; middle of the last quarter, under fatigue, and if he mucks it up by a millimetre, or a millisecond we wipe him out,” he said.

“I’m just concerned (about) where we’re going with the players. We are asking so much.

“I understand what the AFL are doing, and the people in charge of our game — Andrew Dillon, Laura Kane, Stephen Meade — the most influential in terms of administering our rules.

“They come from a legal background, so I understand they’re going to put the rules through a rigorous filter, but I think we just need to be careful.

“I think these players need to be given some leniency, given the pace of the game and how early they need to make the decision, so (that) there’s some leeway if you have situations like this.

“It’s hard for Toby Greene. It’s hard for other players when they go to leave the ground (in a contest).”

Collingwood champion Nathan Buckley concurred with Brown’s sentiment, though he noted the AFL won’t be changing tact any time soon in its quest for concussion reduction.

“I feel like it’s been so difficult (for players) to compete,” Buckley said On the Couch.