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CibbuanoMitchell accepts reprimand
May 27th 2008 01:43
HAWTHORN captain Sam Mitchell can't win this year's Brownlow medal after accepting a reprimand for tripping Melbourne's Simon Buckley.
Mitchell could have contested the charge at the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night but if he failed then he would have missed Saturday's crucial clash against the Western Bulldogs at Aurora Stadium
Instead, Mitchell chose to accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record by pleading guilty - leaving him free to take on the third-placed Bulldogs.
But Mitchell is still ineligible to win the game's highest individual honour because the original charge - before the 25 percent points discount for pleading guilty - was worth 125 points.
Under AFL rules, players found guilty of offences initially totalling 100 or more demerit points are ineligible to win the Brownlow
Mitchell could have contested the charge at the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night but if he failed then he would have missed Saturday's crucial clash against the Western Bulldogs at Aurora Stadium
Instead, Mitchell chose to accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record by pleading guilty - leaving him free to take on the third-placed Bulldogs.
But Mitchell is still ineligible to win the game's highest individual honour because the original charge - before the 25 percent points discount for pleading guilty - was worth 125 points.
Under AFL rules, players found guilty of offences initially totalling 100 or more demerit points are ineligible to win the Brownlow
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