Essendon excitement machine, Alwyn Davey, has been charged with a level two tripping offence.

The AFL today advised that the Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from the weekend's round of matches.

Charges Laid:

Alwyn Davey, Essendon, has been charged with a level two tripping offence against Nick Dal Santo, St Kilda, during the third quarter of the NAB Cup semi-final between Essendon and St Kilda, played at Telstra Dome on Friday February 29, 2008.

In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.

Albert Proud, Brisbane Lions, has been charged with a first offence for making contact with umpire Heath Ryan during the second quarter of the NAB Challenge match between the Brisbane Lions and Geelong, played at Carrara on Friday February 29, 2008.

In summary, he can accept a $1950 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for making contact with an umpire is a $2600 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $1950 sanction.

Heath Black, Fremantle, has been charged with a first offence for abusive language for abusing umpire Stephen McBurney during the fourth quarter of the NAB Challenge match between Fremantle and the Kangaroos, played at Subiaco on Saturday March 1, 2008.

In summary, he can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for abusive language is a $1200 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $900 sanction.

Other Incidents Assessed:

The match day report laid against Melbourne's Russell Robertson was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Robertson led for the ball and the Western Bulldogs' Cameron Wight jumped in front of him to mark the ball. Robertson had his eyes on the ball and did not see Wight until contact was unavoidable. Although Robertson turned side on just prior to contact the impact was decreased by Robertson attempting to roll off Wight. The degree of force was therefore considered not unreasonable or unnecessary in the circumstances. The contact was not considered late and therefore no further action was required.