Essendon’s Caldwell escapes ban for punching Daicos

Essendon’s Caldwell escapes ban for punching Daicos

Essendon midfielder Jye Caldwell has averted an AFL suspension for placing Collingwood match-winner Nick Daicos on Anzac Day.

Caldwell punched Daicos within the chest after he was tackled to the bottom by the younger Magpies star.

The match overview officer graded the incident intentional contact, low influence and physique contact, which drew a $3000 high-quality.

The penalty could be decreased to $2000 with an early plea.

Daicos was not critically harm within the incident and had an enormous say in Collingwood’s 13-point comeback win, kicking two of their seven unanswered targets within the remaining quarter.

Caldwell is free to play within the Bombers’ conflict with Geelong on Sunday.

Hawthorn captain James Sicily and Adelaide ahead Darcy Fogarty are difficult their cost of wrestling one another.

They will accomplish that by way of written submissions to the AFL tribunal, which is not going to sit this week in spite of everything different gamers charged by the MRO in spherical six accepted their penalties.

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Carlton ahead Jesse Motlop copped a one-match ban for tough conduct over his sling sort out on St Kilda’s Dougal Howard, whereas teammate Lewis Young accepted a $2000 high-quality for placing Saints utility Mason Wood.

GWS veteran Callan Ward obtained a one-match suspension for a harmful sort out on Brisbane’s Lachie Neale.

Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas accepted his one-match ban for top contact with West Coast’s Jai Culley when he selected to bump his opponent.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au