NORTH Melbourne defender Lachlan Hansen will not have to front the VFL Tribunal on Tuesday night after he accepted a $1200 fine and a reprimand for separate charges of striking and engaging in rough conduct in the Werribee-Williamstown match at the weekend. 

Hansen was due to appear before the Tribunal at Ikon Park after he was reported for two separate incidents involving Williamstown player and former Kangaroos teammate Joel Tippett.

However, with no vision available of both incidents AFL Victoria was unable to accurately classify the reports and hence the need for Hansen to front the tribunal. 

But that process was short circuited after the 150-game defender pleaded guilty to the separate reports, with North Melbourne and the officiating umpire satisfied with the outcome. 

The rough conduct charge on Tippett was assessed as intentional conduct, low impact and body contact which saw Hansen receive a $600 fine. 

He also copped a $600 fine for striking Tippett, with the incident classified as intentional conduct, low impact and body contact.

Hansen, 28, is out of contract at North Melbourne and will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.