Essendon premiership player Jason Johnson has joined the AFL’s Match Review Panel for the 2016 season.
He will be joined on the panel by former Richmond player Chris Knights.
The pair replace Luke Ball and Brad Sewell who have each stepped down.
Collingwood premiership player Michael Christian and former Saint Nathan Burke will remain on the panel.
Johnson, 38, was a premiership player with the Bombers in 2000 and played 184 games for Essendon between 1997-2008.
“Jason was an outstanding player for Essendon in their team which produced the best single season in VFL/AFL history with a 24-1 record in 2000," football operations manager Mark Evans said.
Johnson and Knights join the MRP in the second year of its revamped format, which was changed ahead of the 2015 season to simplify the process for fans and stakeholders.
Three of the four MRP members rule on incidents weekly, with the panel's make-up alternating through the season.
A player's innocence or guilt is decided on a majority 3-0 or 2-1 ruling.
