TonyK
CibbuanoMitchell free to play
August 25th 2008 07:18
HAWTHORN skipper Sam Mitchell is free to play against Carlton at Telstra Dome on Saturday night after being cleared of any wrongdoing over his second quarter clash with West Coast's Ashley Hansen at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.
Mitchell had 93.75 points hanging over his head already meaning he could have been hit with a two-match ban which meant he would have missed the Hawks' qualifying final against the Western Bulldogs in a fortnight's time.
But the match review panel ruled that Mitchell did not strike Hansen but rather made contact with his open hand 'in a grabbing/tackling motion.'
Meanwhile, Geelong's Max Rooke has been hit with a two-match ban for engaging in rough conduct against North Melbourne's Sam Power.
The panel assessed Rooke's charge as negligent conduct, high impact and body contact.
Rooke's previous one-match suspension over the last three years meant he received 247.5 points, which equates to a two-match ban.
But by enterting an early guilty plea Rooke's points tally will drop to just 185.63 points, which means he will just miss the meaningless round 22 clash against West Coast.
In other tribunal news, Hawthorn ruckman Brent Renouf was cleared over a first quarter incident in which he made high contact to West Coast spearhead Quinten Lynch.
North Melbourne defender Michael Firrito was hit with a $1,200 sanction for making an obscene gesture during the final quarter of Sunday's match against Geelong.
but can reduce the fine to $900 with an early guilty plea.
The match-day report laid against Adelaide's Chris Knights for engaging in rough conduct against St Kilda's Shane Birss was thrown out. The panel ruled that Knights was pushed from behind and the corresponding contact with Birss was caused by circumstances outside of Knights' control
Essendon's Mark McVeigh is also free to play in the farewell match for Adam Ramanauskas, Jason Johnson and Damien Peverill on Sunday.
McVeigh's clash with Bulldogs' skipper Brad Johnson was looked at but given the all-clear while Fremantle veteran Jeff Farmer was cleared over his off-the-ball clash with Richmond's Shane Edwards.
Mitchell had 93.75 points hanging over his head already meaning he could have been hit with a two-match ban which meant he would have missed the Hawks' qualifying final against the Western Bulldogs in a fortnight's time.
But the match review panel ruled that Mitchell did not strike Hansen but rather made contact with his open hand 'in a grabbing/tackling motion.'
Meanwhile, Geelong's Max Rooke has been hit with a two-match ban for engaging in rough conduct against North Melbourne's Sam Power.
The panel assessed Rooke's charge as negligent conduct, high impact and body contact.
Rooke's previous one-match suspension over the last three years meant he received 247.5 points, which equates to a two-match ban.
But by enterting an early guilty plea Rooke's points tally will drop to just 185.63 points, which means he will just miss the meaningless round 22 clash against West Coast.
In other tribunal news, Hawthorn ruckman Brent Renouf was cleared over a first quarter incident in which he made high contact to West Coast spearhead Quinten Lynch.
North Melbourne defender Michael Firrito was hit with a $1,200 sanction for making an obscene gesture during the final quarter of Sunday's match against Geelong.
but can reduce the fine to $900 with an early guilty plea.
The match-day report laid against Adelaide's Chris Knights for engaging in rough conduct against St Kilda's Shane Birss was thrown out. The panel ruled that Knights was pushed from behind and the corresponding contact with Birss was caused by circumstances outside of Knights' control
Essendon's Mark McVeigh is also free to play in the farewell match for Adam Ramanauskas, Jason Johnson and Damien Peverill on Sunday.
McVeigh's clash with Bulldogs' skipper Brad Johnson was looked at but given the all-clear while Fremantle veteran Jeff Farmer was cleared over his off-the-ball clash with Richmond's Shane Edwards.
| 26 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
