Greater Western Sydney captain Toby Greene has been called out for raising his studs during a marking contest against Essendon on Thursday night.

Greene looked set to take a mark on the wing when Bombers midfielder Sam Durham cut in front of him to his hands to the ball first.

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The veteran Giant had his foot outstretched, which made contact with Durham’s chest region.

Durham wasn’t hurt by the contact, but probably should have been awarded a free kick.

Greene has made a habit of raising his foot throughout his career, which prompted the AFL to make a rule change in 2019 to outlaw the act.

Channel 7 commentator Kane Cornes wasn’t impressed by the move.

“Here’s the Toby Greene move that we’ve seen before ... don’t love the studs up,” he said.

Brian Taylor quickly leapt to the defence of Greene, saying he is within his right to fly for a mark.

“You can’t do anything anymore. You should be able to fly for the mark without worrying about where your studs are. Goodness me,” he said.

“The defender should expect to have studs in your head at some stage.”

Cornes wasn’t expecting Greene to be fined for anything, but just said it was “strange”.

“It’s a strange motion, BT. Not one that we would usually see from players,” he said.

“I am not saying it’s reportable or fineable or anything. It’s just ... put your knee up.”

Greene is the most sanctioned player in history with 28, having gone past David Rhys-Jones’ long-standing record of 25 sanctions during the finals series last year.