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Matthew Lloyd is still a chance of taking on West Coast at The Dome this Saturday night with Essendon today lodging an appeal against his two-match suspension. Lloyd was suspended after being found guilty of striking St Kilda's Nick Del Santo in last Saturday night's Round 2 clash.
""We have appealed both the guilty verdict and the penalty he received,"" Essendon football manager Dominic Cato said this afternoon. The appeal will be heard at 9.30am tomorrow morning.
Lloyd's suspension was the fourth of his career and it was his sixth appearance before the tribunal. An over-turned decision would be a huge boost for the Bombers with a number of key players being struck down by injury in recent weeks.
Mark Johnson will face the AFL Tribunal this evening for allegedly wrestling Stephen Milne during the first quarter of the Round 2 match against St.Kilda. Johnson was reported by Video Reports Officer Peter Carey.
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