PLAYERS involved in finals can consider themselves big winners under the latest incarnation of the Match Review Panel, with only one player walking the Tribunal tightrope through September.
North Melbourne's Jed Anderson is the only finals-bound player charged by the MRP this season with two minor classifiable offences*, meaning he will be suspended if he commits another.
A further 22 players involved in finals have committed one minor classifiable offence this season – such as a low impact strike to the body – giving them one more chance before facing suspension.
Under the previous carryover points system, players who had transgressed once during the season would enter September knowing that one more minor offence could see them miss a cutthroat final.
Among finalists this season, North Melbourne has the most players (six) with a strike against their name.
Geelong and the Western Bulldogs have clean records.
1. Sydney Swans
Callum Sinclair
Heath Grundy
Sam Naismith
2. Geelong
Nil
3. Hawthorn
Grant Birchall
Taylor Duryea
Daniel Howe
Luke Hodge
Cyril Rioli
4. Greater Western Sydney
Stephen Coniglio
Adam Tomlinson
Tom Scully
5. Adelaide
Kyle Hartigan
Taylor Walker
6. West Coast
Mark LeCras
Scott Lycett
Jamie Cripps
Jeremy McGovern
7. Western Bulldogs
Nil
8. North Melbourne
Shaun Atley
Ben Cunnington
Scott Thompson
Michael Firrito
Jed Anderson (two strikes)
Brent Harvey
*Common classifiable offences are striking, rough conduct and tripping. They result in a financial sanction when graded intentional with low impact to the body, careless with medium impact to the body, or careless with low impact to the head, groin or body.
