The AFL wishes to advise the Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from the weekend's round of matches played so far. The Match Review Panel will convene again tomorrow, Tuesday March 25.
Charges Laid:
Cam Howat, Richmond, has been charged with a level four striking offence against Adam Hartlett, Carlton, during the third quarter of the Round One match between Richmond and Carlton, played at the MCG on Thursday March 20, 2008.
In summary, he can accept a two-match sanction with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of seven activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Four offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match sanction.
Adam Hartlett, Carlton, has been charged with a level four striking offence against Cam Howat, Richmond, during the third quarter of the Round One match between Carlton and Richmond, played at the MCG on Thursday March 20, 2008.
In summary, he can accept a two-match sanction with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of seven activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Four offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match sanction.
Dean Solomon, Fremantle, has been cahrged with a level one rough conduct offence against Shane Wakelin, Collingwood, during the third quarter of the Round One match between Fremantle and Collingwood, played at the MCG on Saturday March 22, 2008.
In summary, his previous poor record and existing carry-over points means his sanction must remain at one match, even with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of one match suspended within the last three years, which increases the penalty by 10 per cent to 137.50 points. He also has 95.31 points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 232.81 points and a two-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 174.61 points and a one-match sanction.
Other Incidents Assessed:
The match day report against Port Adelaide's Daniel Motlop for charging Geelong's Joel Corey was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Motlop made contact just after Corey completed a mark. Motlop did not leave the ground during the incident. He pulled up and did not run through Corey. It was the view of the panel that a 50 metre penalty was the appropriate action and no further action was required.
Contact between Geelong's Matthew Stokes and Port Adelaide's Jacob Surjan from the first quarter of Thursday's game was reviewed. Stokes was committed to the contest and contact was unavoidable. Stokes tried to reduce the impact by rolling over Surjan. The incident was not considered reportable and no further action was taken.
Contact between Port Adelaide's Daniel Motlop and Geelong's Shannon Byrnes from the second quarter of Thursday's game was reviewed. Motlop and Byrnes converged on the ball from opposite directions. Motlop turned his back on Byrnes in an attempt to shepherd and made incidental high contact. The incident was not considered reportable and no further action was required.
Contact between the Brisbane Lions' Anthony Corrie and West Coast's Adam Selwood from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match was reviewed. Corrie's action was not considered to be a striking motion. No action was taken.
