LINDSAY Thomas has been charged for engaging in rough conduct against Scott Selwood in Port Adelaide's Round 5 clash with Geelong.
The Match Review Officer has referred him directly to the AFL Tribunal for a hearing.
Both Thomas and Joel Selwood have also been charged with striking and can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.
Joel Selwood can accept a $1000 fine for attempting to trip Chad Wingard, while Parick Dangerfield has been charged with engaging in rough conduct with Justin Westhoff and can accept a $2000 sanction with an early plea.
FULL MRO STATEMENT:
Lindsay Thomas, Port Adelaide, has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Scott Selwood, Geelong Cats, during the second quarter of the Round Five match between Port Adelaide and the Geelong Cats, played at the Adelaide Oval on
In summary, he has been referred directly to the Tribunal and cannot accept an early plea.
Based on the available video evidence and a medical report from the Geelong Cats’ Football Club, the incident was assessed as careless conduct with severe impact to the head. The incident was classified as a direct referral to the Tribunal and the player cannot be offered an early plea.
Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats, has been charged with striking Lindsay Thomas, Port Adelaide, during the second quarter of the Round Five match between the Geelong Cats and Port Adelaide, played at the Adelaide Oval on
In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.
Based on the available video evidence and a medical report from the Port Adelaide Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct with low impact to the head. The incident was classified as a one-match sanction. The player can accept a one-game penalty with an early plea.
Lindsay Thomas, Port Adelaide, has been charged with striking Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats, during the second quarter of the Round Five match between Port Adelaide and the Geelong Cats, played at the Adelaide Oval on
In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.
Based on the available video evidence and a medical report from the Geelong Cats Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct with low impact to the head. The incident was classified as a one-match sanction. The player can accept a one-game penalty with an early plea.
Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats, has been charged with attempting to trip Chad Wingard, Port Adelaide, during the fourth quarter of the Round Five match between the Geelong Cats and Port Adelaide, played at Adelaide Oval on
In summary, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.
Attempting to trip is a fixed financial sanction of $1500. The player can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.
Patrick Dangerfield, Geelong Cats, has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Justin Westhoff, Port Adelaide, during the first quarter of the Round Five match between the Geelong Cats and Port Adelaide, played at the Adelaide Oval on
In summary, he can accept a $2000 sanction with an early plea.
Based on the available video evidence and a medical report from the Port Adelaide Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct with low impact to the body. The incident was classified as a $3000 sanction. The player can accept a $2000 sanction without appearing before the Tribunal.
Other incidents assessed
Contact between Port Adelaide’s Lindsay Thomas and the Geelong Cats’ Jack Henry from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. After viewing the available vision, the ball was handballed to Henry from a teammate. The Geelong player is seeking to direct the ball downfield and is pressured from behind by Port Adelaide’s Chad Wingard. As Wingard begins to tackle Henry, Thomas comes towards him from the front and contact was made to the Geelong player’s chest as he handballed the ball away. As contact was made to the chest, no further action was taken.
