The AFL wishes to advise the Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from the weekend's round of matches.
Charges Laid:
Lynden Dunn, Melbourne, has been charged with a Level Two striking offence against Brent Harvey, North Melbourne, during the third quarter of the Round 17 match between Melbourne and North Melbourne, played at the MCG on Sunday August 27, 2008.
In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
Other Incidents Assessed:
The match day report against Collingwood's Leon Davis for making forceful contact from front-on against Essendon's Jobe Watson during Saturday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel the contact was not forceful. Contact was caused by circumstances outside player Davis' control in that he was pushed from behind. No further action was taken.
The match day report against Collingwood's Alan Didak for striking Essendon's Henry Slattery during Saturday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Didak made high contact with Slattery but contact was with a pushing motion, and not a strike. The impact was below that required to constitute a report. No further action was taken.
The match day report against Essendon's Scott Lucas for striking Collingwood's Harry O'Brien during Saturday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel the contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
The match day report against Port Adelaide's Nick Lower for making forceful contact from front-on against Fremantle's Brett Peake during Sunday's game was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Lower approached the contest bent down and with his right hand down in an effort to gain control of the ball. Although Lower did make high contact with Peake, he had no realistic alternative way to contest the ball. No further action was taken.
The match day report against Melbourne's Lynden Dunn for striking North Melbourne's Brent Harvey during Sunday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel the impact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
