The Match Review Officer:
SUNDAY
To be decided. Updated as required.
SATURDAY
Jordan De Goey has been sent directly to the Tribunal for his bump on Elijah Hewett in the first quarter. Hewitt suffered concussion and didn’t participate in the rest of the game. The rough conduct charge was graded careless conduct, severe impact and high contact, meaning he faces a suspension of at least 3 weeks.
West Coast’s Liam Duggan has a one-match ban for a dump tackle on Taylor Adams in the second quarter, with the incident assessed as careless, medium impact and high contact.
FRIDAY
James Harmes has been handed a one-match suspension for his high bump on Carlton’s Matthew Cottrell in the fourth quarter.
The rough conduct charge was assessed as careless conduct, medium impact and high contact.
Cottrell had just fumbled the ball and kept running forward to collect it when Harmes came in and bumped him from the opposite direction.
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West Coast will challenge Liam Duggan’s ban for rough conduct at the AFL Tribunal tomorrow.
West Coast has withdrawn its AFL Tribunal appeal because Liam Duggan was hospitalised on Monday with illness and will miss this week’s match regardless.
Melbourne has accepted the one-match ban for James Harmes
Tonight’s AFL Tribunal times:
5pm AEST: Jordan De Goey
Not before 6:15pm AEST: Liam Duggan
Jordan De Goey was banned for three matches for his bump on Elijah Hewett.