THE AFL Tribunal will not sit on Tuesday night after all players accepted their bans from the Match Review Panel.

Geelong accepted the two-game suspension handed to forward Tom Hawkins and the one-match ban given to midfielder Mitch Duncan. 

Essendon also accepted the one-game suspension handed to midfielder Zach Merrett for his strike on Carlton defender Lachie Plowman. The ban means that Merrett is now ineligible to win the game's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal.

Meanwhile, Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy (two matches) and Greater Western Sydney big man Shane Mumford (one match) also accepted their suspensions.

The MRP on Monday charged Hawkins with striking, assessing his jumper punch on Sydney defender Dane Rampe as intentional contact with low impact to the face. 

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On Monday night, Cats football manager Steve Hocking said the club would not contest the Hawkins verdict.

"No, not that one. I don't think there is anywhere to go other than it was something that is disappointing," Hocking told Fox Footy. 

"I've had a one-on-one conversation with him and he's very remorseful, as you would expect, but it's pretty clear in this current climate that you just can't do that."

Hawkins' bad record meant an extra week was added to the suspension, resulting in a two-game penalty with an early guilty plea. 

Hawkins was suspended for one game for a similar jumper punch on Adelaide onballer Matt Crouch in round 11 and served a one-match ban last year for a punch to the neck/jaw of Greater Western Sydney co-captain Phil Davis. 

While the Cats considered a challenge, Duncan accepted a one-game ban for striking Swans small forward Tom Papley, with his punch graded as intentional conduct with medium impact to the body.

The MRP applied a two-match suspension with an early guilty plea reducing Duncan's penalty to one game.  

Essendon, too, was contemplating taking the matter involving Merrett to the Tribunal, but he has accepted the charge.

The MRP charged Merrett with striking, assessing his gut punch on Plowman as intentional conduct with medium impact to the body.  

Grundy's dangerous tackle on Roo Ben Brown was assessed as careless conduct with high impact to the head, costing him two matches on the sidelines.

Mumford's high bump on Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn was graded careless conduct with medium impact to the head, resulting in a one-match ban with an early guilty plea.

Essendon star Joe Daniher accepted his $1500 fine for a second offence for striking Carlton's Blaine Boekhorst, with the incident graded careless conduct with low impact to the head.

Adelaide forward Josh Jenkins and Port Adelaide tall Jackson Trengove were each fined for wrestling each other, with Jenkins accepting $1000 for a first offence and Trengove $2500 for his third offence.