Round Four Tribunal Results

TRIBUNAL

Charges Laid:    

Mark McVeigh (ESS), first offense for making an obscene gesture to the crowd: a first offense incurs a fine of $1200. McVeigh accepted, reducing the fine 25% to a $900 fine. 

Nathan Eagleton (WB), attempting to trip Tiger Brett Deledio: intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point), and body contact (one point), equaling . This is a total of five activation points, a Level Two Offense, 80 demerits, and a reprimand. His five-year good record reduces the penalty 25% to 60 demerits and a reprimand. He accepted, reducing the penalty a further 25% to 45 demerits which will be held over toward his future record.  offence, drawing 80 demerit points and a reprimand. He has an existing five-year good record, which reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 60 demerit points. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 45 points towards his future record. 

Jake King (RICH) & Scott West, wrestling: it is first offense for both players for a $1200 fine. Both accepted, reducing the penalty 25% to a $900 fine.

Lance Whitnall (CARL), tripping Eagle Matt Rosa: intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point), and body contact (one point), equaling five points, a Level Two offense, 125 demerits, and a one game suspension. He has an existing five-year good record, which reduces the penalty 25% to 93.75 demerits and a reprimand. He accepted, reducing the penalty a further 25% to 70.31 demerits, still a reprimand with the demerits held over toward his future record.  

Brendan Fevola (CARL),, striking Eagle Tyson Stenglein: negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point), and high contact (two points), equaling four points, Level One offense, 80 demerits, and a reprimand. His record of five games suspended in the past three years increases the penalty 50% to 120 demerits and a one game suspension. He accepted, reducing the penalty 25% to 90 demerits and back down to a reprimand with the demerits held over toward his future record. 

The match day report laid against the Western Bulldogs' Robert Murphy, for making front-on contact to Richmond's Andrew Raines was assessed by the Match Review Panel. The MRP ruled that that although contact was made to Raines' head with Murphy's knee, it was done so while Murphy was trying to avoid the contest and had no other alternative. As such, the charge was dismissed.  
 
The match day report laid against Geelong's Josh Hunt for charging Hawthorn's Shane Crawford was also dismissed. The MRP ruled that Hunt traveled a short distance to contest the ball as Crawford turned his back and disposed of the ball. The panel further ruled that Hunt realized that Crawford had disposed of the ball and turned to protect himself on impact. The panel deemed that contact was inevitable and was not  unreasonable or unnecessary.    
 
The panel reviewed the match day report against Collingwood's Anthony Rocca. They ruled that Rocca made contact with Port Adelaide's Dominic Cassisi's shoulder when he bumped him and that there was no contact to Cassisi's head. They further ruled the contact did not seem excessive in the circumstances and dismissed the charge. 

Source: Patrick Keane, AFL Media Release