The AFL today advised that the Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from the weekend's round of matches. Essendon stars Adam Ramanauskas and Mark McVeigh have both been charged with striking offences.

Charges Laid:

In summary, his sanction must remain as a one-game penalty due to his previous poor record and existing carry-over points, even 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 One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of two matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 20 per cent to 150 demerit points. He has also 13.75 points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 163.75 demerit points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 122.81 points and a one-match sanction.

Michael Osborne, Hawthorn, has been charged with a Level One striking offence against Andrew Swallow, North Melbourne, during the fourth quarter of the Round Three match between Hawthorn and North Melbourne, played at Telstra Dome on Saturday April 5, 2008.

In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 80 demerit points and a reprimand. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record.

Kayne Pettifer, Richmond, has been charged with a Level Two striking offence against Nick Maxwell, Collingwood, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between Richmond and Collingwood, played at the MCG on Sunday April 6, 2008.

In summary, his existing carry-over points from within the last 12 months means his sanction must remain as a one-game penalty, even with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). 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 60 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 185 demerit points. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 138.75 points and a one-match penalty.

Other Incidents Assessed:

The match day report against Port Adelaide's Matt Thomas for engaging in rough conduct against Adelaide's Nathan Bassett was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Thomas tackles Bassett as he kicks the ball. Thomas went to his knees in order to tackle Bassett to the ground and the momentum of both players forces Bassett forward. Thomas had both of Bassett's arms pinned, so the Adelaide player was unable to brace his fall and Bassett's head hit the ground. Thomas' tackle was considered to be a single motion, rather than a tackle and then a sling to the ground. It was considered to be different from the exampleshighlighted to clubs in the 2007 Tribunal DVD, which was seen as two different motions within the tackle. Therefore, the action was considered not unreasonable in the circumstances and therefore not reportable. No further action was taken.

Contact between St Kilda's Robert Harvey and the Western Bulldogs' Jason Akermanis from the fourth quarter of Friday's match was assessed. An investigation was conducted by the panel into an alleged low contact incident. Based on all evidence, including that of both players and the umpire, it was determined there was no strike or grabbing motion to player Akermanis. There was accidental contact as Harvey pushed away to regain his feet. No further action was taken.

Contact between North Melbourne's Daniel Harris and Hawthorn's Brent Guerra from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. The contact made by Harris was deemed to be accidental and no further action was required.

Contact between West Coast's Daniel Kerr and Fremantle's Josh Carr from the first quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. Due to the lack of sufficient video evidence, no further action could be taken.

Contact between Fremantle's Des Headland and West Coast's Daniel Kerr from the third quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. Due to the lack of sufficient video evidence, no further action could be taken.

Contact between West Coast's Daniel Kerr and Fremantle's Matthew Pavlich from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. An investigation was conducted by the panel into an alleged low contact incident. Considering all the available evidence, no further action could be taken.

Contact between Fremantle's Michael Johnson and West Coast's Ashley Hansen from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. Johnson's action was considered a grabbing motion, rather than a strike. No further action was required.

Contact between West Coast's Daniel Kerr and Fremantle's Rhys Palmer from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Kerr stayed low and kept his elbow tucked in during his bumping action. The force used was not considered excessive in the circumstances. Kerr did not leave the ground or run a long way to make contact with his Fremantle opponent. No further action was taken.

Contact between Collingwood's Dane Swan and Richmond's Chris Newman from the second quarter of Sunday's match was assessed. Due to the lack of sufficent video evidence, no further action could be taken.

Contact between Port Adelaide's Dean Brogan and Adelaide's Luke Jericho from the second quarter of Sunday's match was assessed. It was the view of the panel that the ball is handpassed to Jericho, but goes over his head. Jericho turns to chase the ball and, at the same time, Brogan runs in from the opposite direction with his eyes on the ball. One to two steps from contact, Brogan's eyes leave the ball as it is now out of his reach. Brogan's chest and the front part of his shoulder make contact with Jericho's chest and shoulder region. Brogan does not turn side-on to bump Jericho. Contact was considered unavoidable and not unreasonable in the circumstances. No further action was required.

Contact between Port Adelaide's Michael Pettigrew and Adelaide's Scott Thompson from the fourth quarter of Sunday's match was assessed. Thompson backs back to contest a mark, while Pettigrew runs in from behind and to the side with his eyes on the ball. Pettigrew jumps to make a contest, but realises he is too late to do so, and turns to protect himself, making the bulk of contact to Thompson's shoulder and left side. Although contact was slightly late, it was not considered a reportable offence and no further action was taken.