Essendon will attraction Zach Merrett’s one-week ban for a harmful deal with after a spate of comparable incidents marred the AFL’s Gather Round.
As it stands, the Bombers captain will miss his aspect’s Anzac Day conflict in opposition to Collingwood and might be joined on the sidelines by a Magpies opponent following an incident on Sunday.
Taylor Adams is prone to appeal to MRO scrutiny for his deal with on St Kilda’s Seb Ross, which led to the Saints midfielder’s head hitting the turf as he was dragged down.
The incident is difficult by the involvement of two different Magpies who made contact with Ross in the identical sequence, however Adams may face a one-week ban like Merrett if the affect on Ross is deemed to be “medium” reasonably than “low”.
Essendon is anticipated to argue to the tribunal that Merrett’s deal with on Melbourne’s Tom Sparrow was low affect reasonably than medium, however the MRO’s grading of the incident comes because the AFL tries to crack down on the motion following a string of comparable offences within the opening 5 rounds of the season.
Hawthorn midfielder Will Day (two matches) and Geelong ahead Gary Rohan (one match) had been each rubbed out for harmful tackles in spherical 4, whereas Nathan Broad (4 matches) and Ryan Burton (two matches) had been suspended the week earlier than, with Broad’s deal with concussing Adelaide defender Patrick Parnell.
No participant has efficiently escaped a suspension for a harmful deal with on the tribunal this season.
The MRO will hand down its findings from Sunday’s video games about 6pm Monday.
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