Round 21 Tribunal
TRIBUNAL
Charges Laid:
Chris Judd (WCE), fined $3200 for a first offense of making contact with an umpire. Judd accepted, reducing the fine 25% to $2400.
by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
Geelong rested Joel Selwood (general soreness) this week. The Cats also lost Jimmy Bartel late in the week due to appendicitis. Bartel is expected to miss 1-2 weeks.
Collingwood was boosted by the return of Nathan Buckley for his first game of the season. He came through a VFL match last weekend with no problems and trained strongly all last week.
Leo Barry was a late withdrawal this week as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury. Making his long-awaited return was Jared Crouch.
Carlton debuted 201 cm (6'6") ruckman Shaun Hampson this week.
(Last week 3 from 8 total 97 from 160 = 61.2%)
The game of tipping is measured in points. An absolute hopeless effort last week with 3 correct and no doubt those that follow my previews religiously (are there any of you actually out there?) would have been cursing me apart from the Collingwood versus Melbourne game which I tipped against the Pies for psychological reasons. Really though,
At the MCG:
Collingwood 6.4 9.8 10.12 11.15.81
Melbourne 3.5 3.9 8.12 9.16.70
An unconvincing win from the Poise should confirm their finals participation, Nathan Buckley's 25-touch, 4 goal return in the VFL was the other good news for Poise. This win wasn't the best though as the Poise clung on with 2 goals in the second half, the crucial one coming from Paul Medhurst, who finished their leading goal-kicker with 3. Unconvincing. The Deez had a second-half go in David Neitz's 300th game, the first man to play 300 for the Demons. But it were the Scragpies who started very well, three goals on the board before a Dee had touched the ball. Their much-maligned midfield, led by Scott Burns, Shane O'Bree and restored Scott Pendlebury, went very well. Sean Rusling played his first game of the season and bagged a goal too, Leon Davis was busy kickin' and creatin'.
by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Trent Hentschel & Rhett Biglands, knee, season
Kurt Tippett, shoulder,season
Matthew Bode, knee, 2 weeks
Nathan Bassett, ankle, 3 weeks
Mark Ricciuto, ankle, test
Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media Release
by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
Scott Camporeale (knee) returned for the Bombers this week as did James Hird (calf). Heath Hocking debuted this week.
Carlton welcomes back captain Lance Whitnall for his first game since the mid-season break and Matthew Lappin, who missed two weeks with a hamstring strain. Bret Thornton will have surgery on his ankle and miss the rest of the season, while Shaun Grigg (knee soreness) is also out of the side.
by John Loffler
(Last week 6 from 8 total 94 from 152 = 61.8%)
My voice is a bit hoarse singing that ridiculous Richmond theme song in the shower all week so I doubt whether I will be so generous when determining the winner of this Friday night’s game. Neighbours think I’m involved in some wildlife group aimed at saving Sumatran or Siberian tigers. And the poem about Richo?
by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
Charges Laid:
Ben Johnson (COL), striking Richmond's Daniel Jackson, Richmond: assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points), equaling five points, a Level Two offense, 125 demerits and a one game suspension. He has an existing five-year good record, reducing the penalty 25% to 93.75 points and a reprimand. He accepted, reducing the penalty a further 25% 70.31 demerits, still a reprimand with the demerits held over toward his future record.
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