At least Tucky was cleared thankfully
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Contact between
Richmond's Shane Tuck and
West Coast's Ashton Hams from the fourth quarter of Sunday's match was assessed. After a marking contest, the ball comes to ground. Hams is moving towards the ball while Tuck is coming from the opposite direction. Tuck turns side-on to contest the ball and has his eyes on the ball. High contact is made to player Hams and a free kick is paid. It was the view of the panel that Tuck was attempting to win possession and had no realistic alternative way to contest the ball. No further action was taken.
Will Schofield, West Coast, has been charged with a Level Three striking offence against
Jack Riewoldt, Richmond, during the second quarter of the Round Five match between West Coast and Richmond, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday April 29, 2012.
In summary, due to his previous poor record, his two-match sanction must remain at two matches, even with an early plea.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), medium impact (two points) and body contact (one point). 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 93.75 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 318.75 points and a three-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 239.06 points and a two-match sanction.
Contact between
West Coast's Beau Waters and
Richmond's Daniel Jackson from the first quarter of Sunday's match was assessed. Richmond's Shane Tuck has the ball on the wing and player Jackson is forward of the ball, calling for possession. Waters steps into Jackson's path and braces for contact to block him. It was the view of the panel there was no forceful high contact and that Waters' action was not unreasonable in the circumstances. The panel said the force used was not excessive in the circumstances and Jackson could reasonably expect contact to be made, having regard to his involvement in play. No further action was taken.
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