AFL Match Review Panel – Round 4, 2012 – Quiet week? E-Zac-ly!

AFL Match Review Panel – Round 4, 2012

After the big issues last 2 weeks (Goodes/Lake last week and Whitecross the week before), this week doesn’t look like that big an issue. There was a couple around the place. A Zac Dawson high hit on Milney that might be looked at, Kane Cornes hit on Sidebottom that the MRP might view. Shane Tuck had a swinging tackle on Chappy that was a bit crued and there was the sliding incident with the player (who name escapes me now) that might be looked at for the damage done to Gary Rohan, although many feel it was just a plan incident. Most of the news this week seems to be on the injury front! But we will cover all the Match Review Panel/Tribunal news this week, as we do each week! Come back for the Updates!

UPDATES

• Mon 1:20pm: have added the only Match day report to the post.
• Mon 5pm: Who said it was a quiet week. Plenty of chargers. See below for full list but Lindsey Thomas gets 2 weeks for slide on Rohan.
• Mon 6:30pm: North have already said that they are going to challenge the MRP finding on Thomas. This could go either way!
• Tues 11am: Have added the MRP Video for the week with all the incidents
• Tues 12:05pm: So on top of Thomas challenging so is Steve Johnson challenging on of his charges. Thoughts are he will get off it but if he doesn’t, he will miss an extra week!
• Tues 6:40pm: Thomas not guilty. Good result for him and the Roos. Expect the AFL to add a sliding rule to the books next year (if not sooner).
• Tues 10pm: Just had a chance to see that SteveJ was also cleared.

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AFL Tribunal, 5pm, Tuesday April 24:

Lindsay Thomas, North Melbourne, has been charged with a Level Three engaging in rough conduct offence against Gary Rohan, Sydney Swans, during the first quarter of the Round Four match between North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans, played at the SCG on Sunday April 22, 2012.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Sydney Swans Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), severe impact (four points) and body contact (one point). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Three offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He also has 60 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 385 demerit points and a three-match sanction.

Steve Johnson, Geelong Cats, has been charged with a Level One engaging in rough conduct offence against Chris Newman, Richmond, during the first quarter of the Round Four match between the Geelong Cats and Richmond, played at Simonds Stadium on Sunday April 22, 2012.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of three activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of three matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 30 per cent to 162.50 points and a one-match sanction.

Sanctions Accepted:

Justin Koschitzke, St Kilda, has accepted a one-match sanction for striking Zac Dawson, Fremantle, during the first quarter of the Round Four match between St Kilda and Fremantle, played at Etihad Stadium on Friday April 20, 2012.

Chad Cornes, GWS Giants, has accepted an $1800 sanction for wrestling Matthew Jaensch, Adelaide Crows, during the second quarter of the Round Four match between the GWS Giants and the Adelaide Crows, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 21, 2012.

Matthew Jaensch, Adelaide Crows, has accepted a $900 sanction for wrestling Chad Cornes, GWS Giants, during the second quarter of the Round Four match between the Adelaide Crows and the GWS Giants, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 21, 2012.

Ted Richards, Sydney Swans, has accepted a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record for striking Lindsay Thomas, North Melbourne, during the second quarter of the Round Four match between the Sydney Swans and North Melbourne, played at the SCG on Sunday April 22, 2012.

Trent West, Geelong Cats, has accepted a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record for engaging in rough conduct against Tv Vickery, Richmond, during the first quarter of the Round Four match between the Geelong Cats and Richmond, played at Simonds Stadium on Sunday April 22, 2012,

Steve Johnson, Geelong Cats, has accepted a reprimand and 78 points towards his future record for tripping Daniel Jackson, Richmond, during the fourth quarter of the Round Four match between the Geelong Cats and Richmond, played at Simonds Stadium on Sunday April 22, 2012.

MRP Video:

Charges Laid:

Justin Koschitzke, St Kilda, has been charged with a Level two striking offence against Zac Dawson, Fremantle, during the first quarter of the round Four match between St Kilda and Fremantle, played at Etihad Stadium on Friday April 20, 2012.

In summary, due to his previous poor record, his one-match sanction must remain at one game, even with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Fremantle Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level two offence, drawing 125 demerit points and one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of six matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 50 per cent to 187.50 points. He also has 53.13 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 240.63 points and a two-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 180.47 points and a one-match sanction.

Chad Cornes, GWS Giants, has been charged with a second offence for wrestling Matthew Jaensch, Adelaide Crows, during the second quarter of the round Four match between the GWS Giants and the Adelaide Crows, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 21, 2012.

In summary, he can accept an $1800 sanction with an early plea.

A second offence for wrestling is a $2400 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to an $1800 sanction.

Matthew Jaensch, Adelaide, has been charged with a first offence for wrestling Chad Cornes, GWS Giants, during the second quarter of the round Four match between the Adelaide Crows and the GWS Giants, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 21, 2012.

In summary, he can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for wrestling is a $1200 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $900 sanction.

 Trent West, Geelong, has been charged with a Level one engaging in rough conduct offence against Tv Vickery, Richmond, during the first quarter of the round Four match between the Geelong Cats and Richmond, played at Simonds Stadium on Sunday April 22, 2012,

In summary, due to a five-year good record, he can accept a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level one offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing five-year good record, which reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 93.75 points towards his future record and a reprimand. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 70.30 demerit points towards his future record and a reprimand.

Steve Johnson, Geelong, has been charged with a Level one engaging in rough conduct offence against Chris Newman, Richmond, during the first quarter of the round Four match between the Geelong Cats and Richmond, played at Simonds Stadium on Sunday April 22, 2012.

In summary, due to his previous poor record, his one-match sanction must remain at one game, even with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of three activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level one offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of three matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 30 per cent to 162.50 points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 121.88 points and a one-match sanction.

Steve Johnson, Geelong, has been charged with a Level one tripping offence against Daniel Jackson, Richmond, during the fourth quarter of the round Four match between the Geelong Cats and Richmond, played at Simonds Stadium on Sunday April 22, 2012.

In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 78 points towards his future record with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level one offence, drawing 80 demerit points and a reprimand. He has an existing bad record of three matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 30 per cent to 104 demerit points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 78 demerit points towards his future record.

As there are two cases involving Steve Johnson from the one game, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FINAL PENALTY FOR JOHNSON, IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES, WILL BE THE TOTAL OF ALL DEMERIT POINTS FOR ALL OFFENCES. For each 100 points, a one-match penalty must be served. 

Lindsay Thomas, North Melbourne, has been charged with a Level three engaging in rough conduct offence against Gary Rohan, Sydney Swans, during the first quarter of the round Four match between North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans, played at the SCG on Sunday April 22, 2012.

In summary, he can accept a two-match sanction with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Sydney Swans Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), severe impact (four points) and body contact (one point). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level three offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He also has 60 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 385 demerit points. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 288.75 points and a two-match sanction.

Ted Richards, Sydney Swans, has been charged with a Level two striking offence against Lindsay Thomas, North Melbourne, during the second quarter of the round Four match between the Sydney Swans and North Melbourne, played at the SCG on Sunday April 22, 2012.

In summary, due to a five-year good record, he can accept a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the North Melbourne Football Club, the incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level one offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing five-year good record, which reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 93.75 points towards his future record and a reprimand. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 70.30 demerit points towards his future record and a reprimand.

Other incidents Assessed:

Contact between Essendon’s Sam Lonergan and Carlton’s Andrew Carazzo from the first quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. Carazzo was in pursuit of the ball and was tackled by Lonergan. A free kick was paid at the time for a push in the back to the Carlton player. It was the view of the panel that both players were running at pace towards the ball and the momentum of the players took them to the ground when Lonergan laid a tackle. The panel said there was no secondary driving or slinging action to take Carazzo into the turf as part of Lonergan’s attempt to tackle. A free kick was paid but the action was not deemed unreasonable in the circumstances and no further action was taken.

Contact between the GWS Giants’ Chad Cornes and the Adelaide Crows’ Patrick Dangerfield from the second quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. Dangerfield picks up a loose ball and turns to his left side. Cornes is coming towards the Adelaide player with his arms out ready to tackle and high contact is made. It was the view of the panel that Dangerfield should have received a free kick for high contact, if it was seen on the day, but that Cornes was attempting to tackle and had no realistic alternative in the circumstances. No further action was taken.

Contact between Richmond’s Reece Conca and the Geelong Cats’ Allen Christensen from the fourth quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed. Christensen has the ball when he is tackled by Richmond player Brandon Ellis. As Christensen goes to ground, the tackle is released and the ball spills free. Christensen attempts to regain possession of the ball and he is met high by Conca, who is coming in to contest the ball. It was the view of the panel that Conca was attempting to win possession and he had no realistic alternative way to contest the ball. No further action was taken.

Contact between the Sydney Swans’ Kieren Jack and North Melbourne’s Andrew Swallow from the second quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed. The ball was bounced in the centre and landed at Swallow’s feet / knee area, as the North Melbourne player was attempting to take possession of the ball. Jack was running to contest the ball and made high contact with his opponent. A free kick was paid for the contact. It was the view of the panel that Jack had no realistic alternative way to contest the ball and no further action was taken.

The following players were reported from the weekend’s matches: