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CibbuanoBurgoyne to miss three
May 20th 2008 09:42
PORT ADELAIDE has suffered a massive blow with star midfielder Shaun Burgoyne to miss the next three matches after failing to beat his rough conduct charge at the AFL Tribunal tonight.
Burgoyne was charged after his contact with Sam Mitchell left the Hawks skipper unconscious during last Saturday's match at Aurora Stadium.
Port argued that the contact with Hawthorn captain Sam Mitchell was accidental not negligent and that if it was adjudged negligent that it was low impact not high impact.
The Tribunal did not share the same view of events and agreed with the Match Review Panel that it was negligent. However the Tribunal downgraded the incident from high impact to medium impact.
Burgoyne was offered a three-match ban if he had accepted the discount for pleading guilty, but the downgrade still means he will miss three matches, as the total activation points came to 225, and with 93.75 points hanging over from a previous charge, he has 318.75 points.
Burgoyne was charged after his contact with Sam Mitchell left the Hawks skipper unconscious during last Saturday's match at Aurora Stadium.
Port argued that the contact with Hawthorn captain Sam Mitchell was accidental not negligent and that if it was adjudged negligent that it was low impact not high impact.
The Tribunal did not share the same view of events and agreed with the Match Review Panel that it was negligent. However the Tribunal downgraded the incident from high impact to medium impact.
Burgoyne was offered a three-match ban if he had accepted the discount for pleading guilty, but the downgrade still means he will miss three matches, as the total activation points came to 225, and with 93.75 points hanging over from a previous charge, he has 318.75 points.
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