Geelong premiership star Mitch Duncan has averted sanction over a collision that concerned in excessive contact with Robbie Fox and left the Sydney defender nursing a sore head.
The news isn’t good, nevertheless, for Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas and GWS veteran Callan Ward, who’ve been handed one-match bans by AFL match assessment officer Michael Christian for tough conduct.
Jonas was concerned in a head conflict with West Coast’s Jai Culley and was dominated answerable for the incident after electing to bump his opponent.
It was graded careless conduct, medium influence and excessive contact, leaving Jonas set to overlook the Power’s enormous date with ladder leaders St Kilda on Friday night time.
Ward was cited for his sling deal with on Lachie Neale, whose head bounced into the bottom whereas he was in a weak place.
The incident was graded careless conduct, medium influence and excessive contact, and Ward is about to overlook the Giants’ derby with Sydney on Saturday.
Duncan is free to play towards Essendon on Sunday after an uncommon incident when Fox ran previous a unfastened ball throughout Saturday night time’s match at GMHBA Stadium.
Duncan braced for contact and made excessive contact with Fox, however Christian dominated the Geelong midfielder’s actions weren’t unreasonable.
“Fox approaches from the opposite direction and attempts to knock the ball forward,” the AFL defined in an announcement.
“In doing so, Fox runs past the ball and lowers his body position before contact is made with Duncan.
“It is the view of the MRO that Duncan’s actions weren’t unreasonable within the circumstances. No additional motion was taken.”
Geelong coach Chris Scott told reporters post-match he expected Duncan to be cleared.
“I checked out it actually carefully and it is nearly unimaginable to do something totally different to what he did when a participant is coming at you at that pace,” Scott mentioned.
“I’m not saying Fox intentionally ran previous the ball however he ended up previous the ball and Mitch has received to guard himself by some means.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
