THE STRIKING charge laid against Richmond's Tyrone Vickery for punching West Coast ruckman Dean Cox has been referred straight to the AFL Tribunal.
Vickery is the only player facing a suspension after the Match Review Panel's scrutiny of the second part of round 18.
The Tribunal will sit at AFL House at 5pm (AEST) on Tuesday to hear Vickery's case.
Click here to see the MRP's full round 18 statement
The Tribunal will sit at AFL House at 5pm (AEST) on Tuesday to hear Vickery's case.
Click here to see the MRP's full round 18 statement
The big forward was reported for punching Cox in the head during the Tigers' 17-point win over the Eagles on Friday night at Patersons Stadium.
Cox was knocked out by the blow and had to be subbed out of the game.
The incident was graded by the Match Review Panel on Monday morning, with the panel deciding it was intentional (three activation points), severe impact (four points) and high contact (two points).
The total of nine activation points meant the incident had to be referred straight to the Tribunal.
Due to his case being referred to the tribunal, Vickery cannot accept a 25 per cent discount for lodging an early guilty plea.
He has an existing bad record of 43.75 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months.
The MRP also looked at the elbow to the chest that Cox landed on Vickery prior to the strike.
The panel's report said, "Cox and Vickery were preparing to take position at a boundary throw-in when Cox throws his arm back and makes contact to Vickery.
"… it was the view of the panel the force used was below that required to constitute a reportable offence."
West Coast players Luke Shuey and Mark LeCras have accepted $900 fines after being charged with misconduct for knocking Vickery to the ground following his clash with Cox.
Sydney Swans defender Jeremy Laidler accepted a reprimand after being booked for striking Hawthorn's Jack Gunston
The match-day report laid against Richmond’s Brandon Ellis for engaging in rough conduct against West Coast’s Patrick McGinnity was thrown out.
The match-day report laid against Collingwood’s Clinton Young for striking Adelaide's Brodie Smith was also dismissed.
