CARLTON defender Nic Newman has copped a monster fine for two seperate incidents in his side's elimination final loss to Brisbane, with a total of seven players cited from Saturday's games.

Newman has been fined a total of $11,250, which can be reduced to $6875 with early guilty pleas, for striking Lions star Lachie Neale in the fourth quarter and engaging in a melee in the first term.

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Blue reported as late scuffle breaks out

Nic Newman goes in the book in the final term after making contact with Lachie Neale off the ball

Published on Sep 7, 2024

Lewis Young, Will Ashcroft and Logan Morris were also fined for the melee, while Blues skipper Patrick Cripps was cited for striking Jarrod Berry in the third term.

In Sydney, Greater Western Sydney skipper Toby Greene and Sydney star Tom Papley have been fined for a melee on the quarter-time siren.

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Tensions explode on siren with Toby in thick of it

Toby Greene and Tom Papley go head-to-head in a fiery clash before a massive scuffle breaks loose

Published on Sep 7, 2024