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CibbuanoTrio cited for head-high contact
June 2nd 2008 08:18
ADELAIDE forward Brett Burton and West Coast defender Beau Waters have been issued two-match bans by the AFL match review panel for making high contact to opponents during round 10.
Burton will plead guilty to making forceful front-on contact against Essendon's Henry Slattery last Friday night at AAMI Stadium. It was the view of the panel that Burton's contact was reckless, of low impact and high contact.
The 30-year-old risked being suspended for three games had he contested the charge at the tribunal, as his bad recent record inflated his tally to 300 demerit points.
Waters was charged with engaging in rough conduct against Collingwood's Shane O'Bree during West Coast's 100-point loss at the MCG on Saturday. The panel deemed Waters' action as reckless, of low impact and high contact, but his bad recent record meant the demerit points were increased to 270.
That means he cannot reduce the penalty under the two-game threshold with a guilty plea
Classy Western Bulldogs forward Robert Murphy was charged for engaging in rough conduct against Hawthorn's Xavier Ellis at Aurora Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Murphy's contact was assessed as negligent, medium impact and high, equating to 225 demerit points and a two-match ban.
His good record means he can reduce that to 168.75 points and a one-game ban with an early guilty plea.
In other tribunal news, Essendon's Andrew Welsh was cleared over a clash with Adelaide skipper Simon Goodwin while St Kilda defender Max Hudghton was aslo cleared over a clash with Melbourne's Lynden Dunn due to a lack of video evidence.
Melbourne's Clint Bartram was cleared over contact to St Kilda's Matthew Ferguson while hard-running Port Adelaide defender Peter Burgoyne escaped punishment after making high contact to Fremantle's Rhys Palmer during Sunday's match at Subiaco Oval.
The panel deemed the high contact to Palmer wasn't forceful and not unreasonable in the circumstances given Burgoyne only ran a short distance to make contact, Palmer was involved in the play at the time of the contact and that Burgoyne did not leave the ground when he bumped the impressive 19-year-old.
Burton will plead guilty to making forceful front-on contact against Essendon's Henry Slattery last Friday night at AAMI Stadium. It was the view of the panel that Burton's contact was reckless, of low impact and high contact.
The 30-year-old risked being suspended for three games had he contested the charge at the tribunal, as his bad recent record inflated his tally to 300 demerit points.
That means he cannot reduce the penalty under the two-game threshold with a guilty plea
Classy Western Bulldogs forward Robert Murphy was charged for engaging in rough conduct against Hawthorn's Xavier Ellis at Aurora Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Murphy's contact was assessed as negligent, medium impact and high, equating to 225 demerit points and a two-match ban.
His good record means he can reduce that to 168.75 points and a one-game ban with an early guilty plea.
In other tribunal news, Essendon's Andrew Welsh was cleared over a clash with Adelaide skipper Simon Goodwin while St Kilda defender Max Hudghton was aslo cleared over a clash with Melbourne's Lynden Dunn due to a lack of video evidence.
Melbourne's Clint Bartram was cleared over contact to St Kilda's Matthew Ferguson while hard-running Port Adelaide defender Peter Burgoyne escaped punishment after making high contact to Fremantle's Rhys Palmer during Sunday's match at Subiaco Oval.
The panel deemed the high contact to Palmer wasn't forceful and not unreasonable in the circumstances given Burgoyne only ran a short distance to make contact, Palmer was involved in the play at the time of the contact and that Burgoyne did not leave the ground when he bumped the impressive 19-year-old.
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