Essendon midfielder Heath Hocking has accepted a two match ban for rough conduct against Lenny Hayes during the third quarter of Saturday night's clash with St. Kilda.
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Hocking will miss the club's next two matches against Port Adelaide and Geelong.
The match review panel assessed the incident as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point).
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 bad record of four matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 40 per cent to 315 demerit points and a three-match sanction.
He also has 81.25 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 396.25 points and a three-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 297.19 points and a two-match sanction.
In other news Essendon big man Tom Bellchambers will contest a one match ban for tripping at the VFL tribunal tonight.
Bellchambers was reported for tripping Sam Conroy during the third quarter of Sunday’s match against North Ballarat.
The Bombers ruck man was judged best on ground in Bendigo’s 26 point win over North Ballarat at Eureka Stadium on Sunday afternoon, putting him in line for a recall to the AFL side.
During the same game small forward Cory Dell'Olio who booted three goals, accepted a fine for wrestling.
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