Essendon will attraction Zach Merrett’s one-week ban for a harmful sort out after a spate of comparable incidents marred the AFL’s Gather Round.
As it stands, the Bombers captain will miss his facet’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 more likely to appeal to MRO scrutiny for his sort out 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 might face a one-week ban like Merrett if the affect on Ross is deemed to be “medium” reasonably than “low”.
Essendon is predicted to argue to the tribunal that Merrett’s sort out 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) have been each rubbed out for harmful tackles in spherical 4, whereas Nathan Broad (4 matches) and Ryan Burton (two matches) have been suspended the week earlier than, with Broad’s sort out concussing Adelaide defender Patrick Parnell.
No participant has efficiently escaped a suspension for a harmful sort out on the tribunal this season.
The MRO will hand down its findings from Sunday’s video games about 6pm Monday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
