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CibbuanoFive to face tribunal
April 7th 2009 05:25
FIVE players will face the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night after Brisbane's Luke Power, North's Michael Firrito, Port's Daniel Motlop and Essendon's Adam McPhee all decided to challenge the findings of the match review panel.
Sydney co-captain Brett Kirk had already been sent straight to the tribunal for making reckless contact with field umpire Matthew James on Saturday night.
The ruling comes as part of the AFL’s crackdown on contact with umpires.
Power will challenge a fine after being charged with making negligent contact with a field umpire while Firrito will challenge his level one striking charge against Bulldogs' skipper Brad Johnson which attracted a reprimand only.
Motlop could have accepted a one-match ban for striking West Coast utility Adam Hunter in an incident that was not captured on a video.
But by challenging the match review panel's verdict he is risking a two-match suspension.
McPhee also could have accepted a two-match ban for striking Fremantle's Scott Thornton but is now risking a three-match suspension for an off-the-ball incident which was viewed by the panel as intentional conduct, medium impact and body contact.
In other tribunal news, Richmond's Jake King and Western Bulldogs veteran Jason Akermanis have accepted reprimands after pleading guilty to rough conduct and bumping from front-on respectively while Essendon midfielder Angus Monfries has accepted a $1950 fine for making negligent contact with a field umpire.
Sydney co-captain Brett Kirk had already been sent straight to the tribunal for making reckless contact with field umpire Matthew James on Saturday night.
The ruling comes as part of the AFL’s crackdown on contact with umpires.
Power will challenge a fine after being charged with making negligent contact with a field umpire while Firrito will challenge his level one striking charge against Bulldogs' skipper Brad Johnson which attracted a reprimand only.
Motlop could have accepted a one-match ban for striking West Coast utility Adam Hunter in an incident that was not captured on a video.
But by challenging the match review panel's verdict he is risking a two-match suspension.
McPhee also could have accepted a two-match ban for striking Fremantle's Scott Thornton but is now risking a three-match suspension for an off-the-ball incident which was viewed by the panel as intentional conduct, medium impact and body contact.
In other tribunal news, Richmond's Jake King and Western Bulldogs veteran Jason Akermanis have accepted reprimands after pleading guilty to rough conduct and bumping from front-on respectively while Essendon midfielder Angus Monfries has accepted a $1950 fine for making negligent contact with a field umpire.
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