WESTERN Bulldogs defender Dale Morris will miss Sunday's clash with Carlton after accepting a one-match suspension for tripping Greater Western Sydney midfielder Will Hoskin-Elliott.
Morris' six-year good record at the Tribunal allowed him to escape with the one-game ban following his early guilty plea.
The AFL announced on Monday afternoon that the MRP had charged Morriswith a level-three tripping offence (225 demerit points, two-matchsuspension) for tripping Hoskin-Elliott during the first quarter of theBulldogs' win at Startrack Oval on Saturday.
The AFL announced on Monday afternoon that the MRP had charged Morriswith a level-three tripping offence (225 demerit points, two-matchsuspension) for tripping Hoskin-Elliott during the first quarter of theBulldogs' win at Startrack Oval on Saturday.
Theincident occurred when Morris was trailing his opponent Giant JeremyCameron as he led for the ball. When an incoming pass fell short,Hoskin-Elliott burst in from the opposite direction to win the ball,prompting Morris to stick out his left leg and catch him low on his leftleg.
Both players were hurt in the clash and were substituted from the game early in the second quarter.
Match-day striking reports against Sydney Swans superstar Lance Franklin and Carlton ruckman Robert Warnock were thrown out by the Match Review Panel.
Franklin is free to play in the Swans' crucial clash with Fremantle this Saturday after the MRP found the high contact he made with North Melbourne defender Scott Thompson in the last quarter of Sunday's clash was not a striking action and was below the force required to constitute a reportable offence.
Warnock was charged with striking Melbourne's Jake Spencer in the third quarter of the Blues' disappointing loss on Saturday.
The MRP found that the force used by Warnock was below that required to constitute a reportable offence.
