Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell faces a three-match suspension after being charged with a rough conduct offence from the third quarter of the Magpies’ 62-point NAB Cup triumph over West Coast at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.

Maxwell has been charged with a Level Three engaging in rough conduct offence against Eagle Patrick McGinnity.

In summary, his existing poor record means he can accept a three-match sanction with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), high impact (three points) and high contact (two points).

This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Three offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction.

He has an existing bad record of one match suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 10 per cent to 357.50 points. He also has 82.81 points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 440.31 points and a four-match sanction.

An early plea reduces the penalty by 10 per cent to 330.23 points and a three-match sanction.

Please note that under the rules of the Match Review system, as the offence occurred in the NAB Cup, any penalty may be served in part or in full while Collingwood remains in competition for the NAB Cup.

The club has until Tuesday morning to decide whether or not to accept the penalty.