Vodafone Brisbane Lions co-captain has accepted a reprimand and 78 points towards his future record with an early plea for striking Demon Simon Godfrey during the second quarter of Saturday night's match at the Gabba.

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 80 demerit points and a reprimand. He has an existing poor record of three matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 30 per cent to 104 points and a one-match sanction.

His early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 78 points towards his future record.

Joel Macdonald's report for wrestling with Melbourne's Colin Sylvia was assessed and no further action was taken.