Matthew Richardson says the five-game suspension handed to Port Adelaide’s Dan Houston was a “little bit harsh”.

Houston was given the lengthy ban after a head-high bump on Izak Rankine, which saw him stretchered off the field in a fiery Showdown on Saturday night.

Following the Tribunal hearing, Richardson told Wide World of Sports the suspension was a touch too long in his eyes.

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“I have a little bit of empathy for (Dan Houston),” he said on 3AW.

“I thought five weeks was probably a little bit harsh.”

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