Charges Laid:
Nathan Lovett-Murray, Essendon, has been charged with a Level Two engaging in rough conduct offence against Bernie Vince, Adelaide, during the second quarter of the First Elimination Final between Essendon and Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Friday September 4, 2009.
In summary, his previous poor record means that his two-game sanction must remain at two games, even with an early plea.
The incident was assessed 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. He also has 41.25 points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 356.25 points and a three-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 267.19 points and a two-match sanction.
Mark McVeigh, Essendon, has been charged with a Level Three striking offence against Bernie Vince, Adelaide, during the fourth quarter of the First Elimination Final between Essendon and Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Friday September 4, 2009.
In summary, his previous poor record means that his two-game sanction must remain at two games, even with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Three offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of two matches suspended within the last three years, increasing he penalty by 20 per cent to 270 demerit points. He also has 85.63 points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 355.63 points and a three-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 266.72 points and a two-match sanction.
Chris Judd, Carlton, has been charged with a Level Three misconduct offence in that he made unreasonable and unnecessary contact to the face of Michael Rischitelli, Brisbane Lions, during the second quarter of the Second Elimination Final between Carlton and the Brisbane Lions, played at the Gabba on Saturday September 5, 2009.
In summary, he can accept a two-match sanction with an early plea.
The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Three offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match sanction.
Other incidents Assessed:
The match day report laid against both Adelaide’s Bernie Vince and Essendon’s Mark McVeigh for wrestling each other were assessed. It was the view of the panel there was no serious or vigorous grappling for any length of time to constitute a wrestle. No further action was taken.
Contact between Adelaide’s Chris Knights and Essendon’s Courtenay Dempsey from the third quarter of Friday’s match was assessed. The impact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was required.
Contact between the Geelong Cats’ Joel Selwood and the Western Bulldogs’ Lindsay Gilbee from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The two actions, occurring close after each other, were not deemed to be striking motions. Both incidents were considered to be attempts to tackle the Western Bulldogs’ player. No further action was taken.
Contact between Collingwood’s Nick Maxwell and St Kilda’s Andrew McQualter from the first quarter of Sunday’s game was assessed. The action was seen as a shepherd and no high contact was made to the St Kilda player. The action by Maxwell was not deemed to be unreasonable in the circumstances. No further action was taken.
