GEELONG star Steve Johnson is set to miss the club's crucial matches against Fremantle and Hawthorn after being offered a two-match suspension by the Match Review Panel.

Melbourne ruckman Jake Spencer, St Kilda youngster Tom Simpkin and West Coast's Andrew Embley are also facing bans after the MRP's scrutiny of round 13.

Spencer faces a three-match suspension, while Simpkin has been offered two and Embley can accept one.

Johnson was cited for a rough conduct offence against Brisbane Lions player Pearce Hanley during the first quarter of the Cats' shock loss on Sunday. 

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct, medium impact and high contact.

The initial penalty was 225 demerit points and a two-match ban, but the total increased to 279.04 when Johnson's carryover points stemming from his suspension during the NAB Cup were added.

The addition of the carryover points mean that even with a 25 per cent discount for an early guilty plea, Johnson's penalty remains above the 200-point threshold, so unless he contests the case at the tribunal and wins, he will be sidelined for two matches.

Spencer was booked for making forceful front-on contact on St Kilda ruckman Ben McEvoy during the second quarter of the Demons' loss at the MCG on Saturday.

The incident was assessed as negligent, high impact and high contact, drawing an initial four-match suspension.

However, Spencer can have his ban reduced to three games if he pleads guilty.

 

Simpkin was booked for punching Melbourne forward Chris Dawes in the head during the second quarter of Saturday's game.

The incident was assessed as intentional, low impact and high contact, drawing an initial two-match suspension.

Simpkin's 93.75 carryover points pushed the ban up to three games, but he can have it reduced to two with an early guilty plea.

Embley was cited for misconduct after kneeing Hawthorn defender Ben Stratton during the second quarter of the Eagles' loss on Friday night.

The incident was assessed as intentional, low impact and body contact. 

Embley can have his initial two-match suspension reduced to one if he pleads guilty.

A number of incidents that took place in Sunday's clash between Fremantle and North Melbourne at Patersons Stadium were looked at.

 

One in which North's Drew Petrie made contact with the face of Freo's Zac Clarke attracted particular attention, but the panel decided that "Petrie’s contact to the face of his opponent was minimal and the action by Petrie was primarily to push his opponent off him".