The AFL today advised that contact between Essendon’s Nathan Lovett-Murray and Hawthorn’s Garry Moss from the second quarter of Friday’s match has been assessed.
 
Contact was made to Moss’ chest with negligible contact to the side of the neck. The action was not considered unreasonable in the circumstances and no further action was taken.
 
The Match Review Panel has laid the following charges from the weekend's round of matches.

Charges Laid:

Shane Mumford, Geelong, has been charged with negligently making contact with an umpire (Matt Stevic), during the fourth quarter of the Round Seven match between Geelong and the Sydney Swans, played at Skilled Stadium on Saturday May 9, 2009.

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

A first offence for negligently making contact with an umpire is a $2600 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $1950 sanction. As a note to media, Mumford’s action was not considered reckless as he did not set up directly behind the umpire.

Lindsay Thomas, North Melbourne, has been charged with a Level One striking offence against Steven Salopek, Port Adelaide, during the second quarter of the Round Seven match between North Melbourne and Port Adelaide, played at the Docklands on Saturday May 9, 2009.

In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 80 demerit points and a reprimand. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record.

Byron Schammer, Fremantle, has been charged with a Level Two striking offence against Marc Murphy, Carlton, during the fourth quarter of the Round Seven match between Fremantle and Carlton, played at Gold Coast Stadium on Saturday May 9, 2009.

In summary, his carry-over demerit points from within the last 12 months means that his one-game sanction cannot be reduced 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 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has 70.31 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 195.31 points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent, to 146.48 points and a one-match sanction.

Other Incidents Assessed:

The match day report laid against North Melbourne’s Adam Simpson for engaging in rough conduct against Port Adelaide’s Kane Cornes from Saturday’s match was assessed. It was the Panel’s view that contact was made to Cornes’ right shoulder and only negligible high contact was made. No further action was taken.

Contact between Port Adelaide’s Matt Thomas and North Melbourne’s Adam Simpson from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. Thomas had his eyes on the ball and his arm extended towards the ball when contact was made. Contact was made to Simpson’s upper back region. No high contact was made and the action was not considered unreasonable in the circumstances. No further action was taken.

Contact between Carlton’s Marc Murphy and Fremantle’s Byron Schammer from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The impact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence.