The tribunal case of Lance Buddy Franklin has been held and the result is in. The tribunal have found that he didn’t get off. Unsuccessful in challenging his case. They argued that he didn’t have any other options. He argued that he was trying to turn and change direction. Collingwood the big winners in this case.

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UPDATE (Tuesday 13th March, 2010 5pm)

With Buddy just entering to face the tribunal, the AFL have announced that they looked at the Lenny Hayes umpire touchy, touchy and that there was no case to answer.

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UPDATE (Tuesday 13th March, 2010 11:20pm)

Lance Franklin  and Andrew Swallow will challenge there Charges.

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UPDATE (Monday 12th March, 2010)

Match Review Panel decisions are in! Would say the Hawks will risk the 40 points and give it a go! How did Didak not get fined for his dive!

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Could be a really interesting week at the Match Review Panel (MRP) with the fall out of Mick Malthouse’s comments on Friday night and the level of physicallity across the course of the weekend. There are some Hawks fans a little nervous over a bump that Buddy laid on Sunday. So we will wait for the details of all the findings which should be available later in the day.

Sanctions Accepted:

Mitch Clark, Brisbane Lions, has accepted a one-match sanction for striking Jackson Trengove, Port Adelaide, during the first quarter of the Round Three match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 10, 2010.

Ashley McGrath, Brisbane Lions, has accepted a one-match sanction for making unreasonable and unnecessary contact to the face of Cameron Cloke, Port Adelaide, during the third quarter of the Round Three match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 10, 2010.

Kieren Jack, Sydney Swans, has accepted a $900 sanction for making negligent contact with umpire Scott Jeffery during the first quarter of the Round Three match between the Sydney Swans and Richmond, played at the SCG on Saturday April 10, 2010.

Dustin Martin, Richmond, has accepted a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record for bumping or making forceful contact from front-on offence against Josh Kennedy, Sydney Swans, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between Richmond and the Sydney Swans, played at the SCG on Saturday April 10, 2010.

Chance Bateman, Hawthorn, has accepted an $1800 sanction for wrestling Shaun Higgins, Western Bulldogs, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday April 11, 2010.

Hayden Ballantyne, Fremantle, has accepted a $900 sanction for pinching Gary Ablett, Geelong Cats, during the first quarter of the Round Three match between Fremantle and the Geelong Cats, played at Subiaco on Sunday April 4, 2011.

Charges Laid:

Andrew Swallow, North Melbourne, has been charged with a second offence for making negligent contact with umpire Scott McLaren during the first quarter of the Round Three match between North Melbourne and West Coast, played at Etihad Stadium on Saturday April 10, 2010.

In summary, he can accept an $1800 sanction with an early plea.

A second offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $2400 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to an $1800 sanction.

Mitch Clark, Brisbane Lions, has been charged with a Level Three striking offence against Jackson Trengove, Port Adelaide, during the first quarter of the Round Three match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 10, 2010.

In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). 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 no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.

Ashley McGrath, Brisbane Lions, has been charged with a Level Two misconduct offence in that he made unreasonable and unnecessary contact to the face of Cameron Cloke, Port Adelaide, during the third quarter of the Round Three match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 10, 2010.

In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.

Kieren Jack, Sydney Swans, has been charged with a first offence for making negligent contact with umpire Scott Jeffery during the first quarter of the Round Three match between the Sydney Swans and Richmond, played at the SCG on Saturday April 10, 2010.

In summary, he can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is $1200 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $900 sanction.

Dustin Martin, Richmond, has been charged with a Level One bumping or making forceful contact from front-on offence against Josh Kennedy, Sydney Swans, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between Richmond and the Sydney Swans, played at the SCG on Saturday April 10, 2010.

In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.

Chance Bateman, Hawthorn, has been charged with a second offence for wrestling Shaun Higgins, Western Bulldogs, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday April 11, 2010.

In summary, he can accept an $1800 sanction with an early plea.

A second offence for wrestling is a $2400 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to an $1800 sanction.

Lance Franklin, Hawthorn, has been charged with a Level One engaging in rough conduct offence against Jason Akermanis, Western Bulldogs, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday April 11, 2010.

In summary, his previous poor record means that his one game sanction, must remain at one game, even with an early plea.

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of two matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 20 per cent to 150 points. He also has 25 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 175 points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 131.25 points and a one-match sanction.

Hayden Ballantyne, Fremantle, has been charged with a First Offence for pinching Gary Ablett, Geelong Cats, during the first quarter of the Round Three match between Fremantle and the Geelong Cats, played at Subiaco on Sunday April 4, 2011.

In summary, he can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for pinching is a $1200 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $900 sanction.

Other incidents assessed:

The match day report laid against West Coast’s Ashley Hansen for striking North Melbourne’s Daniel Wells during the second quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Hansen’s arm was extended in a tackling motion, not a striking motion and that the force used was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.

Contact between three Melbourne players and Adelaide’s Patrick Dangerfield from the third quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed. The panel said that Dangerfield had the ball in a contested situation and was attempting to move through a pack when he was gang-tackled by three players and taken to ground. The tackle by the Melbourne players was one action only, with the momentum of the players taking Dangerfield forward. The Melbourne players did not sling Dangerfield to the ground in the tackle. No further action was taken.

Contact between the Western Bulldogs’ Jarrod Harbrow and Hawthorn’s Jordan Lewis from the second quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed. The panel said that both Harbrow and Lewis had their eyes on the ball at all times in the lead-up to contact being made. Harbrow spoiled the ball before contact was made with Lewis. His actions were deemed a legitimate attempt to spoil the ball. No further action was taken.

Contact between St Kilda’s Lenny Haynes and umpire Shaun Ryan from the second quarter of Friday’s match was assessed. Hayes briefly put his hand on umpire Ryan’s shirt sleeve when talking to him. The umpire did not pay a free kick for the contact and did not report the contact occurring, as part of his review of the game. It was the view of the panel the contact made by Hayes did not interfere with the umpire performing his duties. The assessment of the panel was that there was minimal to negligible contact and the action was not in any way demonstrative or threatening towards the umpire. No further action was taken.

Reports From the Games

Ashley Hansen, West Coast, reported by umpire Scott McLaren for striking Daniel Wells, North Melbourne, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between West Coast and North Melbourne, played at Etihad Stadium on Saturday April 10, 2010.

Mitch Clark, Brisbane Lions, reported by umpire Matthew Nicholls for striking Jackson Trengove, Port Adelaide, during the first quarter of the Round Three match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 10. 2010.

Ashley McGrath, Brisbane Lions, reported by umpire Matthew Nicholls engaging in rough conduct against Cameron Cloke, Port Adelaide, during the third quarter of the Round Three match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday April 10, 2010.

Hayden Ballantyne, Fremantle, reported by umpire Dean Margetts for misconduct for pinching Gary Ablett, Geelong Cats, during the first quarter of the Round Three match between Fremantle and the Geelong Cats, played at Subiaco on Sunday April 11, 2010.