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June 9th 2008 08:14
SYDNEY star Adam Goodes will be free to play against St Kilda at the SCG on Saturday night if he enters an early guilty plea to a rough conduct charge against West Coast's Adam Selwood.
Goodes was reported for allegedly making high contact with West Coast's Adam Selwood in the first-quarter of Sydney's thrilling five point win over the Eagles at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.
The match review panel assessed the incident as negligent conduct, low impact and high contact, which equates to 125 demerit points and a one-match ban. He has no existing good or bad record so an early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
However the Swans midfielder is now out of the running for this year's Brownlow medal because the initial charge drew more than 100 demerit points.
West Coast's Adam Selwood can also escape with a reprimand after he was charged with a Level Two striking offence against Sydney's Amon Buchanan
The incident drew 125 points, but due to his existing five-year good record it is reduced by 25 per cent to 93.75 points and a reprimand. An early guilty plea will further reduce it to 70.31 points to his future record.
Western Bulldogs ruckman Ben Hudson can accept a reprimand for striking St Kilda midfielder Leigh Montagna.
Fremantle's Heath Black has been charged with a Level Four striking offence against Brisbane's Troy Selwood.
The incident was assessed as intentional conduct, medium impact and high contact, which results in 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. An early guilty plea reduces the penalty to 243.75 points and a two-match ban.
Black and Selwood have also been charged with wrestling each other, as were North Melbourne defender Michael Firrito and Geelong's Paul Chapman. All of the wrestling reports will attract $900 fines with early guilty pleas.
A match-day report against Carlton's Jordan Russell was withdrawn, with the panel ruling that Russell had no other option but to contest the ball which led him to make front-on, high contact with Port Adelaide's Paul Stewart.
Stewart was assisted from the ground but was later cleared of concussion.
Goodes was reported for allegedly making high contact with West Coast's Adam Selwood in the first-quarter of Sydney's thrilling five point win over the Eagles at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.
The match review panel assessed the incident as negligent conduct, low impact and high contact, which equates to 125 demerit points and a one-match ban. He has no existing good or bad record so an early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
However the Swans midfielder is now out of the running for this year's Brownlow medal because the initial charge drew more than 100 demerit points.
West Coast's Adam Selwood can also escape with a reprimand after he was charged with a Level Two striking offence against Sydney's Amon Buchanan
The incident drew 125 points, but due to his existing five-year good record it is reduced by 25 per cent to 93.75 points and a reprimand. An early guilty plea will further reduce it to 70.31 points to his future record.
Western Bulldogs ruckman Ben Hudson can accept a reprimand for striking St Kilda midfielder Leigh Montagna.
Fremantle's Heath Black has been charged with a Level Four striking offence against Brisbane's Troy Selwood.
The incident was assessed as intentional conduct, medium impact and high contact, which results in 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. An early guilty plea reduces the penalty to 243.75 points and a two-match ban.
Black and Selwood have also been charged with wrestling each other, as were North Melbourne defender Michael Firrito and Geelong's Paul Chapman. All of the wrestling reports will attract $900 fines with early guilty pleas.
A match-day report against Carlton's Jordan Russell was withdrawn, with the panel ruling that Russell had no other option but to contest the ball which led him to make front-on, high contact with Port Adelaide's Paul Stewart.
Stewart was assisted from the ground but was later cleared of concussion.
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