ST KILDA has accepted a two-game suspension handed to defender Jimmy Webster for his thumb to the eye of Fremantle midfielder Nick Suban during the second quarter on Sunday after it considered arguing the case at the AFL Tribunal.
The Match Review Panel on Monday deemed Webster made "unreasonable and unnecessary contact" to Suban's eye, assessing the incident as intentional conduct with medium impact to the head.
Slow-motion replays captured Webster first making contact with Suban's ear region before he reached over again using his right thumb to poke the Docker's left eye, which forced his opponent to ground.
The MRP applied a three-match suspension with an early guilty plea reducing it to two games.
On Monday night, Saints coach Alan Richardson left open the prospect of contesting Webster's ban.
"As soon as you put your hands into anyone's face, you're asking for trouble," Richardson told Fox Footy.
"He's put himself in a position there where potentially he misses games and we're disappointed in that.
"We'll have a chat about that [challenging the ban]. I've spoken to Jimmy and so I know what Jimmy's intent was.
"We'll weigh that up in the morning and make a call."
The AFL has confirmed that all other penalities handed down by the MRP have been accepted.
This means Docker Cam McCarthy will miss two weeks for a dangerous tackle on St Kilda's Sam Gilbert.
