Charges Laid:
Chris Tarrant, Collingwood, has been charged with a level two striking offence (125 demerit points, one match) against Lance Franklin, Hawthorn, during the first quarter of the first qualifying Final between Collingwood and Hawthorn, played at the MCG on Friday September 7, 2012.
In summary, due to his previous 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 Hawthorn 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 an existing five-year good record, which reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record.
Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn, has been charged with a level one engaging in rough conduct offence (125 demerit points, one match) against Chris Dawes, Collingwood, during the first quarter of the first qualifying final between Hawthorn and Collingwood, played at the MCG on Friday September 7, 2012.
In summary, due to his previous 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 Collingwood 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 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 a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record.
Heath Shaw, Collingwood, has been charged with a first offence for wrestling Brad Sewell, Hawthorn ($1200 sanction) during the second quarter of the first qualifying final between Collingwood and Hawthorn, played at the MCG on Friday September 7, 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.
Brad Sewell, Hawthorn, has been charged with a first offence for wrestling Heath Shaw, Collingwood ($1200 sanction) during the second quarter of the first qualifying final between Collingwood and Hawthorn, played at the MCG on Friday September 7, 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.
Nick Maxwell, Collingwood, has been charged with a level three engaging in rough conduct offence (325 demerit points, three matches) against Paul Puopolo, Hawthorn, during the third quarter of the first qualifying final between Collingwood and Hawthorn, played at the MCG on Friday September 7, 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 Hawthorn Football Club, the incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). 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 has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match sanction.
Patrick Dangerfield, Adelaide, has been charged with a first offence for making negligent contact with umpire Justin Schmitt ($1200 sanction) during the first quarter of the second qualifying final between the Adelaide Crows and the Sydney Swans, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday September 8, 2012.
In summary, he can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea.
A first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $1200 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $900 sanction.
James Kelly, Geelong, has been charged with a level one bumping or making forceful contact from front-on offence (125 demerit points, one match) against Tendai Mzungu, Fremantle, during the third quarter of the second elimination final between the Geelong Cats and Fremantle, played at the MCG on Saturday September 8, 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 Fremantle 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 93.75 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 218.75 points and a two-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 164.06 points and a one-match sanction.
Quinten Lynch, West Coast, has been charged with a level one charging offence (125 demerit points, one match) against Scott McMahon, North Melbourne, during the first quarter of the first elimination final between West Coast and North Melbourne, played at Patersons Stadium on Sunday September 9, 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 North Melbourne 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 two matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 20 per cent to 150 demerit points. He also has 37.50 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 187.50 points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 140.63 points and a one-match sanction.
Brent Harvey, North Melbourne, has been charged with a level four striking offence (325 demerit points, three matches) against Daniel Kerr, West Coast, during the third quarter of the first elimination final between North Melbourne and West Coast, played at Patersons Stadium on Sunday September 9, 2012.
In summary, due to his previous poor record, his three-match sanction must remain at three matches, even with an early plea.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the West Coast Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of seven activation points, resulting in a classification of a level four offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He has 93.75 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 418.75 points and a four-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 314.06 points and a three-match sanction.
Brent Harvey, North Melbourne, has been charged with a level three striking offence (225 demerit points, two matches) against Adam Selwood, West Coast, during the fourth quarter of the first elimination final between North Melbourne and West Coast, played at Patersons Stadium on Sunday September 9, 2012.
In summary, his two-match sanction can be reduced to one match with an early plea.It should be noted that Brent Harvey's carry-over points can only be applied to one offence, and are not applied to both penalties.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the West Coast Football Club, the incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a level three offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record for this offence. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.
As there are two cases involving Brent Harvey from the one game, it should be noted that the final penalty for Harvey, 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.
Other incidents assessed:
Contact between Hawthorn's Josh Gibson and Collingwood's Andrew Krakouer from the fourth quarter of Friday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel the force used was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
Contact between the Sydney Swans' Jude Bolton and the Adelaide Crows Patrick Dangerfield from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. Dangerfield has the ball and was preparing to kick and Bolton comes towards him. Bolton has both his arms outstretched initially in a bid to smother his opponent's kick and then braces for contact as Dangerfield disposes of the ball. It was the view of the panel that Bolton's action to brace for contact was not a striking motion. No further action was taken.
Contact between West Coast's Sam Butler and North Melbourne's Lachlan Hansen from the second quarter of Sunday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel the force used was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.
