The AFL wishes to advise the Match Review Panel has reviewed the matches played in week one of the NAB Challenge. The following charges were laid:
Charges Laid:
Lindsay Thomas, North Melbourne, has been charged with Engaging in Rough Conduct against Matthew Jaensch, Adelaide Crows, during the second quarter of the NAB Challenge match between North Melbourne and the Adelaide Crows, played at Port Lincoln on Sunday March 1, 2015.
In summary, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Adelaide Crows Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as intentional conduct with low impact to the body. The offence was classified as a $1500 sanction under the table of penalties. An early plea can reduce the penalty to a $1000 sanction.
Other Incidents Assessed:
Contact between Richmond’s Steven Morris and the Western Bulldogs’ Josh Prudden from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s NAB Challenge match at the Whitten Oval was assessed. The panel said that Prudden was running towards a loose ball in the middle of the ground with his team mate Koby Stevens coming from the side and Morris coming from the opposite direction. Prudden had attempted to take possession of the ball when he made head contact with his team mate Stevens as they met the ball. The Bulldogs’ player was then bumped almost simultaneously by Morris. It was the view of the panel that any high contact by player Morris on player Prudden was caused by circumstances outside the control of the Richmond player, which he could not have reasonably foreseen, after initial contact between the two Bulldogs’ players. No further action was taken.
Contact between North Melbourne’s Jack Ziebell and the Adelaide Crows’ Tom Lynch from the first quarter of Sunday’s NAB Challenge match at Port Lincoln was assessed. Lynch had picked up a loose ball and was about to be tackled by his opponent Ziebell. Lynch lowered his body in a bid to evade the approaching tackle and, as the North Melbourne player moved towards him, high contact was made between Ziebell’s hip area and Lynch’s head. It was the view of the panel that the high contact was caused by circumstances outside the control of player Ziebell, which could not be reasonably foreseen, as he was attempting to legitimately tackle, and his actions were not reportable. No further action was taken.
