PATRICK Dangerfield's dream of successive Brownlow Medals remains alive, at least for now, with Geelong strongly considering challenging his one-match ban at the Tribunal.

The Match Review Panel on Monday charged Dangerfield with rough conduct, assessing his third-quarter tackle on Carlton ruckman Matthew Kreuzer as careless conduct with medium impact to the head. 

The MRP applied a two-match suspension with an early guilty plea reducing it to one game. 

Geelong coach Chris Scott said the club was weighing up whether to contest the suspension.

"We'd prefer it not to drag on and become a huge issue and take our focus off the game that we've got this week against Sydney … but it's just too early for us to make the call," Scott told Fox Footy on Monday night. 

"We need to work through the process a little bit more.

"I think there are grounds to take a little bit more time to consider what we do." 

Geelong has until 11am Tuesday to notify the AFL if they will fight the ban. 

If the Cats choose to challenge his ban they would risk Dangerfield missing a second match, with Friday night's clash against Sydney followed by a crunch game against top-four rival Richmond in round 21.

Scott said the club's natural "instinct" was to challenge the ban, but acknowledged the risk of missing a second week could be too great.

"I think it would be good for the footy world to put it up and test it with a separate group of people (at the Tribunal)," the coach said.

"But it's so easy for other people to say you should put it up and test it – they're not risking what we're risking."

Earlier, Dangerfield said his Brownlow Medal defence would not be a factor as the Cats consider appealing, adding a decision would be made as a club.  

"We'll make a decision that is best for the team, not the individual, and best for the season," Dangerfield told reporters on Monday afternoon.

"It (the Brownlow Medal) is the last thing on my mind.

"What we're focused on is not only this week but the rest of the season and putting ourselves in a really strong position come the end of the year and come the start of the finals campaign.

"That's an important part of the decision that has to be made." 

Geelong players Tom Hawkins (one match for striking), Sam Menegola (one match for rough conduct) and James Parsons (two matches for striking) have all been charged by the MRP this season.

In each case the Cats chose not to challenge at the Tribunal.

Scott declared after Hawkins was offered his ban in round 11 that the club would have challenged the striking charge at the Tribunal, but "we feel the odds are stacked against you". 

Seven players have been charged for dangerous tackles this season, with two offered $1000 fines and five banned for either one or two matches. 

Four players have been heavily scrutinised for dangerous tackles but cleared for reasons such as circumstances outside the control of the player or insufficient impact.   

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