If found guilty, he will be fined $3200.
In other match review panel news, players will face the tribunal after choosing to contest charges coming out of round three matches.
Fremantle’s Des Headland faces a six-match ban for two counts of striking, while West Coast's Adam Selwood had his charge of abusive language directly referred to the tribunal.
Fremantle's Josh Carr has been given an extension until 3pm AEST today (1pm Perth time), to decide on his offer of a two-match penalty for striking, due to the late notification of his charge last night.
St Kilda's Fraser Gehrig accepted a one-match sanction for striking the Bulldogs' Brian Harris.
Headland faces six matches on the sidelines after the AFL's match review panel charged him for three offences against Selwood during the third quarter of the weekend’s round three match.
Fremantle players and trainers were forced to restrain an angry Headland from approaching Selwood on the sidelines during the third term and after the game.
Due to Headland’s previous poor record, he can accept 346.25 demerit points – and a three-match suspension – for the first striking offence, assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points).
That attracted 225 demerit points, but because Headland has been suspended for four matches in the past three years it increased his penalty by 40 per cent to 315 points. His 31.25 demerit points carried over from within the past 12 months also increases his penalty to 346.25 points and a three-match sanction.
The second striking charge was also assessed as a level three offence, attracting a three-match ban.
If he is found guilty of both charges, he would be suspended for six weeks.
Under AFL rules when a player is hit with multiple charges in the same week, the various penalties are combined.
The third charge is for wrestling Selwood. If found guilty, Headland will be fined $1200.
Investigations by AFL Investigations Officer Bill Kneebone resulted in the charges against Carr and Selwood. Carr may miss the next two weeks after being charged with striking Eagle Daniel Chick.
The incident was assessed as a level-three offence. Carr has been suspended for three matches within the last three years which increases his penalty by 30 per cent to 292.50 points. He also has 25 demerit points carried over from within the past 12 months, which increases his penalty to 317.50 points and a three-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 238.13 points and a two-match sanction.
West Coast's Adam Selwood has been charged with using insulting language towards Headland during the third quarter. That incident has been referred directly to the tribunal, so Selwood is not able to enter an early plea.
The panel assessed other incidents which it decided required no further action:
* Contact between Carlton's Bret Thornton and Essendon's Alwyn Davey was reviewed, but the panel decided that although Thornton’s contact was clumsy, the nature of the contact was not reportable.
* In an incident between Essendon's Mark Johnson and Carlton's Brendan Fevola, the panel said Johnson made a legitimate attempt to spoil the ball.
* Contact between St Kilda's Andrew McQualter and the Western Bulldogs' Cameron Wight was reviewed. The panel decided that McQualter attempted to shepherd and made contact to Wight's right shoulder. The contact resulted in Wight's head hitting the ground. If Wight had not slipped just before the contact was made, a normal shepherd would have resulted.
* In regard to contact between Fremantle's Dean Solomon and West Coast's Steven Armstrong, the panel decided that Solomon could not avoid contact with Armstrong as he was approaching the contest at full speed.
* Contact between the Kangaroos' Michael Firrito and Hawthorn's Mark Williams from the first quarter of Sunday's match was reviewed. The panel said that while Firrito's action was considered to be a movement of his head towards the opposition player, the impact was negligible and did not constitute the force required for a report to be laid.
* Contact between Hawthorn's Ben McGlynn and the Kangaroos' Eddie Sansbury from Sunday's match was reviewed. The panel said the contact was caused by circumstances outside the control of McGlynn given that Sansbury fumbled the ball and then turned back into him.
* It was the view of the panel that Daniel Wells could not avoid making contact with umpire Dean Margetts after earlier contact made by Hawthorn's Danny Jacobs with the umpire.
* Video evidence of contact between Hawthorn's Clinton Young and the Kangaroos' Daniel Wells was inconclusive and therefore no further action was taken.
The Match Review Panel is still assessing other incidents from the weekend’s Rivalry Round.
