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September 1st 2008 07:41
THE Western Bulldogs have received a major boost ahead of Friday night's qualfying final against Hawthorn at the MCG with full-back Brian Lake cleared of making hight contact to Adelaide's Scott Stevens.
The loss of Lake would have put further pressure on a Bulldogs defence that is already missing been Tom Williams due to injury, to contain a red-hot Hawthorn forward line.
The match review panel deemed Lake's contact to Stevens was not a striking action but rather accidental high contact.
In other tribunal news, Geelong small forward Mathew Stokes was cleared of striking West Coast midfielder Chad Fletcher.
It was the view of the panel that Stokes made a legitimate attempt to spoil when he made contact with Fletcher.
Sydney pair Barry Hall and Amon Buchanan were cleared over incidents in the Swans' 61-
point win over Brisbane at the SCG last Satrday night but midfielder Jude Bolton was booked for engaging in rough conduct against Brisbane's Albert Proud.
But he can escape with a reprimand and just 70.31 points towards his future record because of his previous clean record
Meanwhile, Brisbane ruckman Jamie Charman looks set to miss the first game of 2009 after being hit with one-match ban for striking Sydney's Brett Kirk.
Charman's poor record means that he receives the suspension even if he enters an early guilty plea.
Carlton vice-captain Nick Stevens faces a two-match ban for striking Hawthorn's Rick
Ladson but he can reduce it to one with an early guilty plea.
Hawthorn midfielder Chance Bateman and Stevens were fined $1200 apiece for wrestling each other while Melbourne's Brad Miller and Richmond's Mitch Morton were also fined $2,400 and $900 respectively for wrestling.
The loss of Lake would have put further pressure on a Bulldogs defence that is already missing been Tom Williams due to injury, to contain a red-hot Hawthorn forward line.
The match review panel deemed Lake's contact to Stevens was not a striking action but rather accidental high contact.
In other tribunal news, Geelong small forward Mathew Stokes was cleared of striking West Coast midfielder Chad Fletcher.
It was the view of the panel that Stokes made a legitimate attempt to spoil when he made contact with Fletcher.
Sydney pair Barry Hall and Amon Buchanan were cleared over incidents in the Swans' 61-
point win over Brisbane at the SCG last Satrday night but midfielder Jude Bolton was booked for engaging in rough conduct against Brisbane's Albert Proud.
But he can escape with a reprimand and just 70.31 points towards his future record because of his previous clean record
Meanwhile, Brisbane ruckman Jamie Charman looks set to miss the first game of 2009 after being hit with one-match ban for striking Sydney's Brett Kirk.
Charman's poor record means that he receives the suspension even if he enters an early guilty plea.
Carlton vice-captain Nick Stevens faces a two-match ban for striking Hawthorn's Rick
Ladson but he can reduce it to one with an early guilty plea.
Hawthorn midfielder Chance Bateman and Stevens were fined $1200 apiece for wrestling each other while Melbourne's Brad Miller and Richmond's Mitch Morton were also fined $2,400 and $900 respectively for wrestling.
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