Lindsay's got away with one: Bucks

North Melbourne goalsneak Lindsay Thomas faces a nervous wait with the match review panel after flooring Collingwood's Ben Reid with a big bump.

Lindsay Thomas's bump has sparked a war of words between the coaches. Picture: Salpigtidis George Source: Herald Sun

Brad Scott and Nathan Buckley have clashed over an incident involving North Melbourne's Lindsay Thomas and Collingwood's Ben Reid.

A DEFIANT Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says Lindsay Thomas "got away with one" after the Kangaroos forward was cleared for his off-the-ball bump on Magpie Ben Reid.

"I think under the letter of the law there's obviously some grey area there," Buckley told Triple M.

"I think Lindsay's got away with one, that's it, it's great for North and we move on."

Buckley stood by his comments after the match which fuelled a war of words with rival coach Brad Scott.

"My interest is obviously the welfare of my players, Ben Reid was concussed and had to leave the game as a result of the incident.

"It was an incidental head clash but it was caused by the actions of the opposition player, the tribunal in their wisdom have deemed to clear it.

"I thought it (off-the-ball hit) was average."

Reid was substituted out of the match with concussion while Thomas played on.

"I don't mind that contact, I think that that contact is part of our game but it's been legislated out of it to the point players don't expect that sort of contact anymore.

"Lindsay Thomas changed direction, came back in and caused the contact, causing one of our players to leave the field."

A scathing war of words erupted between opposition coaches Brad Scott and Nathan Buckley last night as the postscript to the North Melbourne and Collingwood clash at Etihad Stadium which turned sour.

Scott told his Magpies counterpart to keep his opinions to himself after Buckley called Lindsay Thomas's off the ball hit on Ben Reid an "average'' act that would see the AFL "hold him to account for his actions''.

Magpies defender Reid did not return to the field having been left concussed and bleeding from the mouth after the third quarter incident.

VIDEO: See Lindsay Thomas's bump which has sparked so much controversy in the player above

As the ball was trickling out of play, Roos forward Thomas changed direction and clashed heads with an unsuspecting Reid who lay motionless on the ground for a couple of minutes.

A grossly undermanned Collingwood outclassed North Melbourne by 16 points, but the Thomas/Reid incident was the major talking point afterwards.

"I thought it was pretty average,'' Buckley said.

"I have full faith that the systems the AFL has in place will hold him to account for his actions.

"It was off the ball, unprovoked and we'll see how it happens.

"I don't want to pre-empt anything, but clearly if it's behind play and it it's high you're in a bit of strife.''

North Melbourne V Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 31/3/13. Clash of heads between Ben Reid and Lindsay Thomas saw Reid off with a bloody mouth and players in a scuffle after Scott Pendlebury tested Lindsay Thomas's Picture: Salpigtidis George Source: Herald Sun

Scott was left seething by Buckley's remarks.

"Nathan Buckley should just worry about his own team,'' Scott said.

"Commentary like that doesn't help. I don't know what incident Nathan Buckley saw but a head clash is a head clash, it does happen in football, we play a contact sport.

"Bucks should just keep his opinions to himself when it comes to decisions and things that will be taken care of by the powers that be.

"It doesn't help when a senior coach comes in and starts influencing things and casting dispersions (sic) on our players.

"If Bucks wants to call me he can.''

Brad Scott tells Buckley to "keep opinions to himself".

Scott said it wasn't for him to say what he thought of the incident himself.

"But certainly from where I sat it didn't look malicious, it didn't look like he tried to hurt Ben Reid,'' he said.

"But as I said, it's not for me to say and it's certainly not for him to say.''

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Reid's absence was further accentuated by the fact Ben Johnson had to be substituted at half time with a corked thigh.

Asked how he felt seeing Thomas continue while his side went down to two players on the bench Buckley simply said: "He stayed down and tried to fake that as well.

"It is what it is, it was not a great act and I'm sure he'll be feeling pretty sorry for it right now.

"Reidy will play next week."

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