Contact between Essendon’s Dustin Fletcher and Fremantle’s Clancee Pearce from the first quarter of Sunday’s game has been assessed by the Match Review Panel.
 
Contact was made to the body by Fletcher. The action was not considered unreasonable in the circumstances and no further action was taken.
 
The following charges  have been laid from the weekend's round of matches.

Charges Laid:

Lance Franklin, Hawthorn, has been charged with a Level Two engaging in rough conduct offence against Ben Cousins, Richmond, during the third quarter of the Round 21 match between Hawthorn and Richmond, played at the MCG on Saturday August 22, 2009.

In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points resulting in the classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.

Mark Jamar, Melbourne, has been charged with a first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire (Troy Pannell) during the first quarter of the Round 21 match between Melbourne and Carlton, played at Docklands on Saturday August 22, 2009.

In summary, he can accept a $1950 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $2600 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $1950 sanction.

Andrew Swallow, North Melbourne, has been charged with a first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire (Stefan Grun) during the second quarter of the Round 21 match between North Melbourne and St Kilda, played at Docklands on Sunday August 23, 2009.

In summary, he can accept a $1950 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $2600 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $1950 sanction.

Other Incidents Assessed:

Contact between Richmond’s Luke McGuane and Hawthorn’s Michael Osborne from the third quarter of Saturday’s game was assessed. The level of impact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. The free kick that was paid was the appropriate penalty and no futher action was taken.

Contact between Richmond’s Alex Rance and Hawthorn’s Lance Franklin from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game was assessed. The level of impact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.

Contact between Port Adelaide’s Brett Ebert and the Brisbane Lions’ Cheynee Stiller from the second quarter of Saturday’s game was assessed. The panel said that Ebert had his eyes on the ball at all times and that Stiller was obscured by another Brisbane Lions’ player as Ebert approached the contest. Just as Ebert arrived at the contest, he saw Stiller and attempted to avoid contact. The action was not considered unreasonable in the circumstances as Ebert had his eyes on the ball and attempted to minimise contact once he saw Stiller. No further action was taken.

Contact between North Melbourne’s Alan Obst and St Kilda’s Nick Riewoldt from the first quarter of Sunday’s game was assessed. Due to the inconclusive nature of the video evidence, no further action could be taken.

Contact between St Kilda’s Leigh Montagna and North Melbourne’s Andrew Swallow from the fourth quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed. Montagna held up his leg and had his arms outstretched in an attempt to prevent Swallow from getting past him. Montagna’s leg made contact with the North Melbourne player just above the knee and he did not swing his leg into Swallow. No further action was taken.