ST KILDA midfielder Marcus Windhager has copped a one-match ban for rough conduct on Sam Durham in Saturday's tight loss to Essendon.

Windhager caught Durham high in a contest during the second quarter, which resulted in the Bomber receiving a free kick.

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Don down after being clipped by Saints young gun

Sam Durham receives a free kick after being collected high by Marcus Windhager

Published on Mar 30, 2024

The Match Review Officer has graded the incident careless conduct with high contact and a medium impact, which has triggered a one-match ban.

St Kilda will play Richmond next week during Gather Round.

The Saints will welcome back Max King for the clash against the Tigers after he was given a one-match ban last week.

Durham was later subbed out of the game due to concussion following a strong tackle from Seb Ross in the third quarter.

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Bomber blow with promising mid subbed

Essendon loses Sam Durham to injury in the third term after the young gun gets hurt in this tackle

Published on Mar 30, 2024

Ross does not have a case to answer.

The only other charge from Saturday's games was Melbourne defender Trent Rivers copping a fine for a sling tackle on Port Adelaide's Connor Rozee. Rivers has been fined $3750, which can be reduced to $2500 with an early plea.