The Vodafone Brisbane Lions have informed the AFL they will be travelling to Melbourne to contest Rhan Hooper’s striking charge at the AFL Tribunal tonight.

Hooper was charged with striking Rick Ladson of Hawthorn during the first quarter of the Round 19 match between the Brisbane Lions and Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday August 11 2007.

The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), high impact (three points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of seven activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Four offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record.

The Tribunal will sit tonight from 5pm at Telstra Dome.