AFL Match Review Panel/Tribunal News – Round 6, 2012

There was plenty of action at the AFL Match Review Panel this week (even if I’m a bit late in reporting it) with bumps and slides just to name a couple of issues, but arguably the biggest tribunal news is in the VFL! After the Demons affiliated Casey Scorpions played the Geelong VFL side, there was two big incidents involving two players. One a veteran trying to get back from injury into a very good side. The other a Father-Son prospect that is viturally on loan from school footy that won’t be drafted till the end of this year.

The players, if you lived under a rock, are David Wojcinski of the Cats and Jack Viney, the soon to be Demon. They can together for two incidents. The first incident happened at the ball where the young buck didn’t back down from the old stager and the veteran used a quick jab to the jaw to quieten the young guy. The VFL have all ready offered one match ban for that incident and Wojcinski has accepted that. The other was a hard bump, when he could have tackled that broke the young kids jaw and has been referred directly to the Tribunal. This could easily be 5+ weeks on top of the 1 he already has! To add length to the amount of time missed, there are two VFL byes coming up for the Cats and there is also a state game in there as well. Here is the video of both issues (from the Herald Sun site):

Below is the details from the AFL for the Week

UPDATE:

• Tues 11am: Mr B to challenge his charge. Risks a week.
• Tues 11:50am: All others accepted their charges. Details below.
• Tues 11pm: Mr B (i.e. Greg Broughton) beat the charge and is still available to play this week.

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AFL Tribunal, 6.30pm, Tuesday May 8:

Greg Broughton, Fremantle, has been charged with a Level One engaging in rough conduct offence against David Swallow, Gold Coast Suns, during the second quarter of the Round Six match between Fremantle and the Gold Coast Suns, played at Metricon Stadium on Saturday May 5, 2012.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Gold Coast Suns Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), medium impact (two points) and body contact (one point). 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 no good or bad record.

Sanctions Accepted:

Shaun McKernan, Adelaide Crows, has accepted a one-match sanction for striking Alex Johnson, Sydney Swans, during the fourth quarter of the Round Six match between the Adelaide Crows and the Sydney Swans, played at the SCG on Saturday May 5, 2012.

Shaun Hampson, Carlton, has accepted an $1800 sanction for making negligent contact with an umpire (Matt Stevic), during the second quarter of the Round Six match between Carlton and the GWS Giants, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday May 6, 2012.

Travis Boak, Port Adelaide, has accepted an $1800 sanction for making negligent contact with an umpire (Stephen McBurney), during the fourth quarter of the Round Six match between Port Adelaide and Richmond, played at AAMI Stadium on Sunday May 6, 2012.

Ashton Hams, West Coast, has accepted a two-match sanction for engaging in rough conduct offence against Andrew Swallow, North Melbourne, during the second quarter of the Round Six match between West Coast and North Melbourne, played at Patersons Stadium on Sunday May 6, 2012.

Videdo – The Verdict with MRP head, Mark Fraser:

A new video feature from AFL Media came this week with a chat with Mark Fraser, Head of the MRP about issues to do with the MRP.

Charges Laid:

Greg Broughton, Fremantle, has been charged with a Level One engaging in rough conduct offence against David Swallow, Gold Coast Suns, during the second quarter of the Round Six match between Fremantle and the Gold Coast Suns, played at Metricon Stadium on Saturday May 5, 2012.

In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Gold Coast Suns Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), medium impact (two points) and body contact (one point). 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 no good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.

Shaun McKernan, Adelaide Crows, has been charged with a Level Two striking offence against Alex Johnson, Sydney Swans, during the first quarter of the Round Six match between the Adelaide Crows and the Sydney Swans, played at the SCG on Saturday May 5, 2012.

In summary, due to his previous poor record, his one-match sanction must remain at one match, even 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 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 a one-match sanction. He has 60 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 185 points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 138.75 points and a one-match sanction.

Shaun Hampson, Carlton, has been charged with a second offence for making negligent contact with an umpire (Matt Stevic), during the second quarter of the Round Six match between Carlton and the GWS Giants, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday May 6, 2012.

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

A second offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $2400 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to an $1800 sanction.

Travis Boak, Port Adelaide, has been charged with a second offence for making negligent contact with an umpire (Stephen McBurney), during the fourth quarter of the Round Six match between Port Adelaide and Richmond, played at AAMI Stadium on Sunday May 6, 2012.

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

A second offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $2400 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to an $1800 sanction.

Ashton Hams, West Coast, has been charged with a Level Two engaging in rough conduct offence against Andrew Swallow, North Melbourne, during the second quarter of the Round Six match between West Coast and North Melbourne, played at Patersons Stadium on Sunday May 6, 2012.

In summary, due to his previous poor record, his two-match sanction must remain at two matches, even 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 Two offence, drawing 225 demerit points and two-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 292.50 points and a two-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 219.38 points and a two-match sanction.

Other incidents Assessed:

Contact between Essendon’s Paddy Ryder and the Brisbane Lion’s Jed Adcock from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The ball has gone out of bounds when Ryder and Adcock come together. Ryder contacts Adcock to the face with an open handed pushing action and a free kick is paid against him for the high contact. After receiving a medical report from the Brisbane Lions, it was the view of the panel the force used was below that required to constitute a striking offence. No further action was taken.

Contact between the Gold Coast Suns’ Campbell Brown and Fremantle’s Lachie Neale from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. Gold Coast’s Harley Bennell has the ball and is moving upfield, pursued by several Fremantle opponents. Player Brown moves to shepherd for his team mate and makes contact with Neale. After receiving a medical report, there was no forceful high contact made to the head/ neck region. No further action was taken.

Contact between Hawthorn’s Lance Franklin and St Kilda’s Nick Riewoldt from the second quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. Riewoldt was involved in a marking contest before the ball has come to ground. The ball is cleared forward by Riewoldt’s team mate Rhys Stanley and, as Riewoldt is preparing to move down field, he is bumped by Franklin. After receiving a medical report, there was no forceful high contact made to the head/ neck region. It was the view of the panel the force used in the contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence.

Contact between St Kilda’s Stephen Milne and Hawthorn’s Grant Birchall from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The ball is loose with player Milne and his opponent Jarrad Boumann coming to the ball, while Hawthorn’s Grant Birchall approaches the ball from the side. As Milne and Birchall get close to the ball and begin to seek to win possession, Milne is pushed by his opponent and slips into the contest. It was the view of the panel that the contact by Milne on Birchall was caused by circumstances outside the control of the player. No further action was taken.

Contact between West Coast’s Beau Waters and North Melbourne’s Leigh Adams from the fourth quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed. Adams has received the ball from a team mate and is immediately looking to dispose of the ball before he is tackled by player Waters. As Adams releases the ball, Waters makes body contact and attempts to smother the handpass with an open hand. It was the view of the panel the contact was not unreasonable in the circumstances and no further action was taken.