Motlop was reported for charging Cat Joel Corey but the AFL’s Match Review Panel released the following assessment on Monday…
The match day report against Port Adelaide's Daniel Motlop for charging Geelong's Joel Corey was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Motlop made contact just after Corey completed a mark. Motlop did not leave the ground during the incident. He pulled up and did not run through Corey. It was the view of the panel that a 50 metre penalty was the appropriate action and no further action was required.
Two other incidents from the Power’s nine-point loss also came under close observation from the Match Review Panel without charge.
Contact between Geelong's Matthew Stokes and Port Adelaide's Jacob Surjan from the first quarter of Thursday's game was reviewed. Stokes was committed to the contest and contact was unavoidable. Stokes tried to reduce the impact by rolling over Surjan. The incident was not considered reportable and no further action was taken.
Contact between Port Adelaide's Daniel Motlop and Geelong's Shannon Byrnes from the second quarter of Thursday's game was reviewed. Motlop and Byrnes converged on the ball from opposite directions. Motlop turned his back on Byrnes in an attempt to shepherd and made incidental high contact. The incident was not considered reportable and no further action was required.
