Tall defender Cale Hooker is free to play against Melbourne on Sunday after accepting a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record for striking Phil Davis, Adelaide Crows, during the third quarter of Saturday night's match with the Adelaide Crows.
 
""While there may have been an arguement to contest the charge, we were not willing to risk a possible one match penalty given the absence of Fletcher (suspension) and Pears (injury) from our defence,"" Genereal manager of football operations Paul Hamilton said.
 
""Cale has accepted the reprimand and will play on Sunday which is good news for the team.""
 
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The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduced the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
 
The AFL today advised that the Tribunal will not sit tonight, Tuesday July 6, after all players chose to accept the sanctions offered by the Match Review Panel from the weekend’s review of games:
 
Other sanctions Accepted:
 

Chad Cornes, Port Adelaide, has accepted a one-match sanction for bumping or making forceful contact from front-on against Ryan Crowley, Fremantle, during the third quarter of the Round 14 match between Port Adelaide and Fremantle, played at Subiaco on Saturday July 4, 2010.

 

Adam Selwood, West Coast, has accepted a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record for tripping Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood, during the third quarter of the Round 14 match between West Coast and Collingwood, played at Etihad Stadium on Saturday July 4, 2010.

 
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Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Sydney Swans, has accepted a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record for striking Ben Griffiths, Richmond, during the fourth quarter of the Round 14 match between the Sydney Swans and Richmond, played at the MCG on Sunday July 4, 2010.

 

Kyle Cheney, Melbourne, has accepted a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record for striking against Brendon Goddard, St Kilda, during the second quarter of the round 14 match between Melbourne and St Kilda, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday July 4, 2010.