Tiger King facing five-match banJesse Hogan
The Age
June 4, 2012
THE wild enthusiasm about Richmond's improvement is set to be dented by more match review panel attention on firebrand Jake King.
Tigers forward King, who is saddled with 71.85 carry-over points and 50 per cent loading on any charge due to his poor disciplinary record, is likely to be suspended for tripping St Kilda's Stephen Milne with an outstretched leg. In isolation that should result in only a one-match ban, yet a negative view on an off-the-ball clash with Sean Dempster could sideline him for between three and five matches in total.
Dempster began to pursue a long kick into Richmond's forward line when King blocked his path and crunched the unsuspecting Saint with a hefty bump.
Even though there was seemingly no high contact to Dempster - a key factor in inflating penalties - the 50 per cent loading for King could increase his base penalty for rough conduct from 225 points to 337.5.
Should King be charged twice, it is likely his points would tally 529.35, or 397.01 after the guilty plea discount. If he fought both charges at the tribunal and lost he would not be available to return until the Tigers' round 17 clash with North Melbourne.
MATCH REVIEW PANEL RD 10 PREDICTIONS
Jake King (Rich) tripping Stephen Milne (StK)
Reckless, low impact, body contact.
80 points up, due to bad record to 120 and up, due to carry-over to 191.85 (1 match); 143.89 with guilty plea (1 match).
Jake King (Rich) rough conduct to Sean Dempster (StK)
Reckless, medium impact, body contact. 225 points up due to bad record to 337.5 (3 matches); 253.13 if guilty (2 matches). [King total: 529.35 points (5 matches); 397.01 with guilty plea (3 matches)]
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