Fury over Hayes sliding free kick

Lenny Hayes, pictured here at training, was pinged for sliding despite not taking out the legs of his opponent. Picture: Chris Eastman Source: Herald Sun

ST KILDA champion Lenny Hayes has been the latest player pinged under the AFL's controversial new sliding rule.

Hayes was nabbed pouncing on the loose ball, his head and shoulders brushing but not moving the legs of Gold Coast defender Matthew Shaw, during the second quarter.

But Shaw was unable to punish St Kilda for the gift spraying his set shot for goal.

The sliding decision prompted calls of "what more could he do" by the Fox Footy commentary team including Cameron Ling, Brian Taylor and Matthew Richardson.

Social media was abuzz following the Hayes free kick with many condemning the ruling.

Former Geelong running machine David Wojcinski urged his Twitter followers to switch off the football.

The AFL banned sliding -- contact below the knees -- in a bid to improve player safety following a sickening collision between North Melbourne goalsneak Lindsay Thomas and Sydney forward Gary Rohan last year.

Rohan had his leg snapped when Thomas slid over a sodden SCG turf.

Others to vent their frustrations on Twitter said:

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