The following charges were laid:
David Hille, Essendon, has been charged with a level one engaging in rough conduct offence against Mitch Robinson, Carlton, during the first quarter of the round 19 match between Essendon and Carlton, played at the MCG on Friday August 6, 2010.
In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a level one offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
Kieren Jack, Sydney Swans, has been charged with a level one engaging in rough conduct offence against Matt Suckling, Hawthorn, during the second quarter of the round 19 match between the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn, played at the SCG on Saturday August 7, 2010.
In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a level one offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
Brent Guerra, Hawthorn, has been charged with a level two engaging in rough conduct offence against Nick Malceski, Sydney Swans, during the third quarter of the round 19 match between Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans, played at the SCG on Saturday August 7, 2010.
In summary, he can accept a one game sanction with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting a classification of a level two offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.
Leigh Brown, Collingwood, has been charged with a level one tripping offence against Matthew Stokes, Geelong Cats, during the second quarter of the round 19 match between Collingwood and the Geelong Cats, played at the MCG on Saturday August 7, 2010.
In summary, due to a five-year good record, he can accept a reprimand and 45 points towards his future record with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a level one offence, drawing a reprimand and 80 demerit points towards his future record. A five-year good record reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 45 points towards his future record.
Quinten Lynch, West Coast, has been charged with a level one misconduct offence for kneeing Brent Staker, Brisbane Lions, during the first quarter of the round 19 match between West Coast and the Brisbane Lions, played at Subiaco on Saturday August 7, 2010.
In summary, due to a five-year good record, he can accept a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a level one offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing five-year good record, reducing the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record.
Brett Jones, West Coast, has been charged with a first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire (Dean Margetts) during the third quarter of the round 19 match between West Coast and the Brisbane Lions, played at Subiaco on Saturday August 7, 2010.
In summary, he can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea.
A first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $1200 sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to a $900 sanction.
Jonathan Brown, Brisbane Lions, has been charged with a level one tripping offence against Scott Selwood, West Coast, during the third quarter of the round 19 match between the Brisbane Lions and West Coast, played at Subiaco on Saturday August 7, 2010.
In summary, due to a five-year good record, he can accept a reprimand and 45 points towards his future record with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of three activation points, resulting in a classification of a level one offence, drawing a reprimand and 80 demerit points towards his future record. A five-year good record reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 45 points towards his future record.
Joel Patfull, Brisbane Lions, has been charged with a level three engaging in rough conduct offence against Brett Jones, West Coast, during the fourth quarter of the round 19 match between the Brisbane Lions and West Coast, played at Subiaco on Saturday August 7, 2010.
In summary, he can accept a two-match sanction with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), high impact (three points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a level three offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match sanction.
Jordan Roughead, Western Bulldogs, has been charged with a level one engaging in rough conduct offence against Brad Symes, Adelaide Crows, during the third quarter of the round 19 match between the Western Bulldogs and the Adelaide Crows, played at AAMI Stadium on Sunday August 8, 2010.
In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a level one offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
Other incidents assessed
The match day report laid against Essendon’s Sam Lonergan for engaging in rough conduct against Carlton’s Robert Warnock was assessed. The panel said contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
Contact between Carlton’s Andrew Carazzo and Essendon’s Courtenay Dempsey, as well as contact between Dempsey and Carazzo, from the third quarter of Friday’s match was assessed. Following a medical report and the examination of all available footage, including that not shown as part of the match broadcast, it was determined that contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
Contact between North Melbourne’s Michael Firrito and Fremantle’s Matthew Pavlich from the second quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The panel said Pavlich was contesting mark as Firrito was moving towards the contest. Firrito stopped and held his ground and Pavlich collided with the North Melbourne player. The contact was not seen as a reportable offence and no further action was taken.
Contact between Hawthorn’s Luke Hodge and the Sydney Swans’ Adam Goodes from the second quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The panel said Hodge’s action was seen as a tackling motion, and was not a striking action. No further action was taken.
Contact between Collingwood’s Sharrod Wellingham and umpire Shane McInerney from the three-quarter time break of Saturday’s match was assessed. The umpire did not report the contact made as part of his summary of the game, believing it did not interfere with his match-day role. It was the view of the panel that player Wellingham was explaining a tackling situation to the umpire. The contact did not interfere with the umpire performing his duties and the actions of the player were not demonstrative or threatening towards the umpire. No further action was taken.
