Stevens was cited after a clash with Fremantle's Nic Suban in the NAB Challenge match in Bunbury and even an early guilty plea will see him banned for a match.
Stevens will definitely miss round one after accepting a one-match suspension last year for striking Hawthorn's Rick Ladson in the final game of the regular season but this latest charge could see the midfielder out until round four if he challenges unsuccessfully.
Last weekend's incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point) drawing 125 demerit points.
As Stevens has been suspended within the past three years the penalty increases by 10 per cent to 137.50 points. He also has 68.75 carry over points taking his total to 206.25 points and a two-match sanction.
An early plea reduces this by 25 per cent to 154.69 points and a one-match ban.
He risks a two-match ban if he rolls the dice and takes his case to the tribunal.
The news was better for Carlton teammate Simon Wiggins who had his match-day charge for engaging in rough conduct against Fremantle's Greg Broughton withdrawn.
Melbourne's Clint Bartram can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record for making front-on contact with Bulldog Daniel Giansiracusa in the NAB Challenge match at Casey Fields on Saturday.
The incident drew 125 points after being assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). An early plea would reduce the penalty by 25 per cent to 93.75 points and a reprimand.
The only other matter looked at by the panel was the late contact between Collingwood's Chris Bryan and Geelong's Joel Selwood during the second quarter of Friday night's NAB Cup final at Docklands.
The Cats received a down-field free after the young Cat was floored but the panel ruled that the bulk of the contact made by Bryan was to Selwood's left shoulder and that a free kick down field was the appropriate penalty.
