Other incidents assessed:
Contact between Collingwood’s Ben Johnson and St Kilda’s Leigh Montagna from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. After reviewing the available footage and taking into consideration a medical report on player Montagna, which said he was treated for no injury, it was the view of the panel that the force in the contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
Contact between St Kilda’s Brendon Goddard and Collingwood’s Luke Ball from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. After reviewing the available footage and taking into consideration a medical report on player Ball, which said he was treated for no injury, it was the view of the panel the force in the contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
Contact between Collingwood’s Darren Jolly and St Kilda’s Justin Koschitzke from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The panel said Koschitzke was trying to take possession of a high bouncing ball when Jolly attempted to hit the ball back into play and made high contact to the St Kilda player. Contact was made with an open hand. It was the view of the panel that his action was not a striking motion and no further action was required.
Contact between St Kilda’s Sam Gilbert and Collingwood’s Leigh Brown from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The panel said that Brown was preparing to take a mark as Gilbert was going back with the flight of the ball to attempt to spoil. High contact was made as the two players contested the ball. It was the view of the panel that Gilbert’s action was not a striking motion and no further action was required.
