Drew Petrie has been offered a one-match ban for striking the Cats' Andrew Mackie.
Petrie made contact with his opponent during the third quarter of Saturday night's match, with the incident adjudged as intentional conduct with low impact to the head.
A two-match ban is reduced to one with an early plea.
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Meanwhile, Geelong skipper Joel Selwood has been offered a one-match ban for engaging in rough conduct against the Roos' Sam Wright.
The incident was classified as careless conduct with medium impact to head, classified as a two-match sanction, or one with an early plea.
On Monday, Wright said the incident had been blown out of proportion.
“At the time I was probably pretty fired up,” Wright told NMFC.com.au.
“Looking back over the vision over the last few days, I think it’s been blown out of proportion to tell you the truth.”
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The Match Review Panel's findings were as follows:
Drew Petrie, North Melbourne, has been charged with charged with striking Andrew Mackie, Geelong Cats, during the third quarter of the Round 15 match between North Melbourne and Geelong, played at Etihad Stadium on Saturday July 11, 2015.
In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Geelong Cats Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as intentional conduct with low impact to the head. The offence was classified as a two-match sanction. The player has no applicable bad record. An early plea can reduce the penalty to a one-match sanction.
Joel Selwood, Geelong, has been charged with charged with engaging in rough conduct against Sam Wright, North Melbourne, during the second quarter of the Round 15 match between Geelong and North Melbourne, played at Etihad Stadium on Saturday July 11, 2015.
In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the North Melbourne Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as intentional conduct with medium impact to the body. The offence was classified as a two-match sanction. The player has no applicable bad record. An early plea can reduce the penalty to a one-match sanction.
Petrie, Selwood cop bans
Drew Petrie has been offered a one-match ban for striking the Cats' Andrew Mackie.