THE BUMP will be back in the spotlight on Monday when the Match Review Panel looks at a series of incidents from round eight, headlined by clashes involving Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead and Western Bulldog Liam Jones.
Fremantle's Paul Duffield, West Coast's Mark LeCras and Essendon's Paul Chapman also face a nervous wait after dishing out bumps that will be heavily scrutinised.
Roughead flattened Sydney Swans little man Ben McGlynn early in the third quarter of the much-anticipated match at ANZ Stadium on Friday night.
Although his feet did not leave the ground, Roughead took his eyes of the ball and collected McGlynn with a shoulder to the head.
The incident led commentator Dennis Cometti to remark: "Who said the bump was dead?"
When asked about the chances of Roughead being suspended, special comments man Leigh Matthews was certain the big Hawk would be banned.
"Don't need to think about it," Matthews said. “It’s a shoulder bump to the head."
WATCH: Jarryd Roughead puts the bump back in the spotlight for round eight
In Roughead's favour is the fact that McGlynn played out the game.
But Roughead seems certain to miss at least one match, as he has 93.75 carryover points after being booked for flattening Geelong's Cameron Guthrie in last year's preliminary final.
Jones cleaned up Melbourne's Dean Terlich during the third quarter of the Bulldogs' narrow win over the Demons at the MCG on Saturday night.
Both players were charging towards the ball when Jones turned his body and collected Terlich with a shoulder to the head.
While Terlich was not paid a free kick, which left Dees coach Paul Roos "staggered", he was concussed and had to be subbed out.
WATCH: Liam Jones sends Dean Terlich from the game with head-high hit
Duffield bumped Port Adelaide forward Chad Wingard during the second quarter of the Dockers' loss to the Power on Saturday afternoon.
Wingard had just kicked the ball when Duffield collected him with what once would have been labelled a perfect shirt-front.
Duffield appeared to make contact with his shoulder to Wingard's head, although the Port dynamo was not injured in the incident.
WATCH: Paul Duffield collects Chad Wingard with big bump
LeCras was reported for a high bump on Greater Western Sydney's Will Hoskin-Elliott during the early stages of the Eagles' clash with the Giants at Patersons Stadium on Sunday evening.
Hoskin-Elliott had just kicked the ball when LeCras jumped and collected him high.
LeCras' shoulder appeared to make heavy contact with Hoskin-Elliott's head.
"I think we're all clear now that if you opt to bump and you hit the head, the Match Review Panel has no other option but to at least have a look," Fox Footy commentator Brad Johnson said after viewing a replay of the incident.
LeCras was reported immediately, although Hoskin-Elliott soon got to his feet and continued to play.
Chapman was involved in two high-contact incidents – the worst of them an elbow to Jack Redden – during the Bombers' narrow win over the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night.
WATCH: Eagle LeCras in the book for hit on Hoskin-Elliott
The number of clashes in just a handful of games of football could suggest footballers don't read the paper, watch the news or turn on a radio - so relentless has been the coverage of Viney's clash with Tom Lynch last week.
The teenage Demon was eventually cleared, with Melbourne's arguments that he was bracing rather than bumping finding favour with the appeals board.
Roos said after feeling the support of the community behind them in the Viney case, he hoped an understanding of the rule was clear.
"We're really supportive of the bump rule ... as far as I'm concerned it's black and white," he said.
"If you choose to bump when you have an alternative then you suffer the consequences.
"Jack Viney did not bump. His case was about bracing for contact and I hope that didn't get lost in the whole week."
