AFL Tribunal, 5pm, Tuesday April 22:
Andrew Lovett, Essendon
, has accepted a $900 sanction for wrestling Leigh Montagna, St Kilda, during the three quarter-time break of the Round Five match between Essendon and St Kilda, played at Telstra Dome on Friday April 18, 2008.
has been charged with a Level Two engaging in rough conduct offence against Josh Fraser, Collingwood, during the first quarter of the Round Five match between North Melbourne and Collingwood, played at the MCG on Saturday April 19, 2008.
The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has an existing five-year good record, which reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.
Sanctions Accepted:
Leigh Montagna, St Kilda
, has accepted a $900 sanction for wrestling Andrew Lovett, Essendon, during the three-quarter time break of the Round Five match between St Kilda and Essendon, played at Telstra Dome on Friday April 18, 2008.
Matthew Whelan, Melbourne
, has accepted a one-match sanction for striking Brendan Fevola, Carlton, during the third quarter of the Round Five match between Melbourne and Carlton, played at the MCG on Sunday April 20, 2008.
Chad Fletcher, West Coast
, has accepted a $1950 sanction for making negligent contact with umpire Hayden Ryan during the third quarter of the Round Five match between West Coast and Port Adelaide, played at Subiaco on Sunday April 20, 2008.