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Match Review Panel Findings - April 12
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
Torquay v Queenscliff
Due to the Senior Torquay v Queenscliff match Saturday 8th April not being filmed, the MRP were unable to consider the 2 incidents as requested by the officiating umpires.
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #57 Queenscliff Sol Bowtell for a dangerous tackle on #28 Torquay Oscar Lewis in the 4th quarter has been assessed by the MRP based on the information provided.
Using the Classification table provided by AFL Victoria, the base sanction for this offence is 1 match.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a reprimand to be applied.
Ocean Grove v Newcomb
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the second quarter of the Ocean Grove v Newcomb Senior match Friday 7th April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle on Ocean Grove Player #22 Nathan Down by Newcomb player #23 Corey Ogle.
The MRP determined that the tackle made by Newcomb player #23 Corey Ogle on Ocean Grove Player #22 Nathan Down was not a reportable offence and no charge was laid.
At the request of Newcomb FNC, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the second quarter of the Ocean Grove v Newcomb Senior match Friday 7th April.
The incident involved potential high contact on #7 Newcomb Elliott Taylor by #31 Ocean Grove Glenn Campbell.
The MRP determined that the tackle laid by Taylor contributed to the contact and there was no evidence of a reportable offence being committed by Campbell.
No charge was laid.
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #20 Ocean Grove Jacob Talarico for a dangerous tackle on #6 Newcomb Pat McGinley in the 4th quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
Using the Classification table provided by AFL Victoria, the base sanction for this offence is 1 match.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a reprimand to be applied.
Barwon Heads v Portarlington
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the Barwon Heads v Portarlington Senior match Saturday 8th April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle on Barwon Heads Player #20 Oliver Wiltshire by Portarlington player #44 Benjamin Deluca.
The MRP determined that the tackle made by Portarlington player #44 Deluca on Barwon Heads Player #20 Wiltshire warranted a free kick but was not a reportable offense and no charge was laid.
Match Review Panel Findings - April 17
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed and found that there were no reportable offences.
Match Review Panel Findings - April 27
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
Drysdale v Portarlington
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the second quarter of the Drysdale v Portarlington Senior match Tuesday 25th April.
The incident involved a potential head butt by Drysdale Player #10 Tom Ruggles on Portarlington player #9 Will Foott.
The MRP determined that the vision was inconclusive with no reportable incident identified. No charge was laid.
At the request of Portarlington FNC, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the second quarter of the Drysdale v Portarlington Senior match Tuesday 25th April.
The incident involved a potential high bump by Drysdale Player #10 Tom Ruggles on an unknown Portarlington player.
The MRP determined that the contact was to the shoulder and the free kick paid was appropriate. No charge was laid.
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the Drysdale v Portarlington Senior match Tuesday 25th April.
The incident involved a potential high bump by Drysdale Player #46 Taylor Bonner on Portarlington player #73 Jake Alderding.
The MRP determined that the contact was accidental with the Drysdale player’s intentions and eyes clearly on contacting the football. No charge was laid.
South Barwon v St Joseph’s
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the first quarter of the South Barwon v St Joseph’s Senior match Tuesday 25th April.
The incident involved potential high contact by South Barwon Player #16 Fraser Fort on StJoseph’s player #6 Oliver Hanneysee
The MRP determined that the contact was incidental. No charge was laid.
Bannockburn v Inverleigh
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the second quarter of the Bannockburn v Inverleigh Senior match Tuesday 25th April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle by Inverleigh #11 Jarrod Young on Bannockburn #30 Nick Peters
The MRP determined that the vision was inconclusive. No charge was laid.
Birregurra v Colac Imperials
The MRP viewed the vision of the report laid in the Birregurra v Colac Imperials Senior match and determined the following:
The tackle applied by #15 Birregurra Lachlan Cashman on #1 Colac Imperials Bailey Kahle.
They rated it as:
Intentional – Medium Impact – Contact was high.
The base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 2 match suspension to be applied.
Ocean Grove v Geelong Amateur Senior match Saturday 22nd April
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the second quarter of the Ocean Grove v Geelong Amateur Senior match Saturday 22nd April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle on Ocean Grove Player #11 Max Sutton by Geelong Amateur player #21 Max Hungerford.
The MRP determined that the tackle was not a reportable offence and no charge was laid.
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #19 Geelong Amateur Daniel Grose for a front on bump that was deemed to be rough conduct on #35 Ocean Grove Ryson McHenry in the 3rd quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – High Impact – High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 2 match suspension to be applied.
Ocean Grove v Geelong Amateur Under 18 match Saturday 22nd April
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #75 Ocean Grove James Barry for a dangerous tackle on #1 Geelong Amateur Daniel Hegyesi in the 3rd quarter has been assessed by the MRP based on the information provided by the reporting umpire.
They incident has been graded as:
Intentional Conduct – Medium Impact – High Contact
The Base sanction for this offence is 3 matches. The player challenged the charge at tribunal, where the charge was sustained. A 3 match suspension was applied.
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North Shore v Bell Park Senior match Saturday 22nd April
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the third quarter of the North Shore v Bell Park Senior match Saturday 22nd April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle on a Bell Park player by an unknown North Shore player.
The MRP determined that the vision was inconclusive and no charge was laid.
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpires against #20 North Shore Jordan Purcell for a late bump that was deemed to be rough conduct on #7 Bell Park Hamish Lucas in the 4th quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Medium Impact –Contact to the body
The base sanction for this offence is 1 match.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a Reprimand to be applied.
Newcomb v Queenscliff Senior match Saturday 22nd April
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #57 Queenscliff Sol Bowtell for a late bump that was deemed to be rough conduct on #8 Newcomb Caleb Law in the 2nd quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Medium Impact –High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 2 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 1 match suspension to be applied.
Barwon Heads v Modewarre Senior match Saturday 22nd April
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the Barwon Heads v Modewarre Senior match Saturday 22nd April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle on #12 Barwon Heads Jack Blackburn by #65 Modewarre Seb Hutley.
The MRP determined that the tackle was dangerous and unnecessary.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Medium Impact – High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 2 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 1 match suspension to be applied.
Colac v Leopold Senior match Saturday 22nd April
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the first quarter of the Colac v Leopold Senior match Saturday 22nd April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle on #34 Leopold Tom Feely by #23 Colac Ryan Monaghan.
The MRP determined that the tackle was dangerous and reportable.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Low Impact – High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 1 match.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a Reprimand to be applied.
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #39 Colac Leigh Gorwell for a potentially dangerous tackle on #20 Leopold Luke Justin in the 4th quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
They have graded the incident as:
Intentional Conduct – Medium Impact –High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 2 match suspension to be applied.
Geelong West Giants v St Mary’s Senior match Saturday 22nd April
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the Geelong West Giants v St Mary’s Senior match Saturday 22nd April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle by #6 St Mary’s Jack Blood on #3 Geelong West Giants Noah Gribble.
The MRP determined that the tackle was dangerous and reportable by nature.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Low Impact – High Contact
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a Reprimand to be applied.
Geelong West Giants v St Mary’s Reserves match Saturday 22nd April
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the goal umpire against #47 St Mary’s Benjamin Raimondo for striking #41 Geelong West Giants Charlie Leavold in the 3rd quarter has been assessed by the MRP based on the information provided by the reporting umpire..
The incident has been graded as:
Intentional Conduct – Medium Impact –High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 2 match suspension to be applied.
Belmont Lions v Thomson Senior match Saturday 22nd April
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #57 Thomson Jeremy Cain for a front on bump whilst a player’s head was over the ball on #4 Belmont Lions Harrison Thompson in the 2nd quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – High Impact – High Contact
The Base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea accepting a 2 match suspension.
At the request of Belmont Lions, the matter was heard at tribunal.
The charge and the classifications were upheld and the 2 match suspension will apply.
Belmont Lions v Thomson Reserves match Saturday 22nd April
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #43 Belmont Lions James McConnell for using abusive langue against an umpire, and behaving in an insulting manner towards an umpire in the 4th quarter has been assessed by the MRP based on the information provided by the reporting umpire.
The base sanction for this offence was assessed as 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 2 match suspension to be applied.
Bell Post Hill v Werribee Centrals Senior match Saturday 22nd April
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #3 Bell Post Hill Jordan Flaccavento for a head butt on #7 Werribee Centrals Joshua Macdonald in the 2nd quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
They have graded the incident as:
Intentional Conduct – Low Impact – High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 2 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 1 match suspension to be applied.
The incident where a Notice of Report was issued on the day by the field umpire against #12 Werribee Centrals Rhyce Prismall for allegedly striking #7 Bell Post Hill Boe Collins with a forearm in the 2nd quarter was not captured clearly on vision.
Based on the information provided by the reporting umpire, the incident was assessed as:
Intentional – Medium Impact – High Contact.
The Base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player challenged the charge at tribunal, where the charge was sustained. The conduct was downgraded to Careless and the impact assessed as Low. A reprimand was issued to the player.
Corio v Winchelsea Seniors match Saturday 22nd April
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the second quarter of the Corio v Winchelsea Senior match Saturday 22nd April.
The incident involved a potentially dangerous tackle by #10 Corio Billy Jay O’Toole on #39 Winchelsea Finlay Kirsopp Cole.
The MRP determined that the tackle was dangerous and reportable by nature.
They have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Medium Impact – High Contact
The base sanction for this offence is 2 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 1 match suspension to be applied.
Portarlington Red v Geelong Amateur Under 14 match Sunday 23rd April
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #10 Portarlington Miles Harvey for a dangerous tackle on #64 Geelong Amateur Tamas Robertson in the 3rd quarter has been assessed by the MRP based on the information provided by the reporting umpire.
The incident was assessed as: Careless Conduct – Medium Impact – Contact to the body
The Base sanction for this offence if heard at tribunal is 1 match.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a Reprimand to be applied.
Match Review Panel Findings - April 4
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
Thomson v North Geelong
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the first quarter of the Thomson v North Geelong Senior match Saturday 1st April.
The incident involved Thomson #61 Regan Kerslake and North Geelong #31 Byron Mahoney.
The MRP determined that the tackle applied by North Geelong player #31 Byron Mahoney on Thomson player #61 Regan Kerslake was dangerous and constituted a reportable offence.
Using the Classification table provided by AFL Victoria, the base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 2 match penalty to be applied.
Geelong Amateur v Anglesea
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the first quarter of the Geelong Amateur v Anglesea Senior match Saturday 1st April.
The incident involved Geelong Amateur #3 Harry Kershaw and Anglesea #10 Fergus Huntington.
The MRP determined that the tackle applied by Anglesea player #10 Fergus Huntington on Geelong Amateur player #3 Harry Kershaw was dangerous and constituted a reportable offence.
Using the Classification table provided by AFL Victoria, the base sanction for this offence is 3 matches.
The player has entered an early guilty plea which resulted in a 2 match penalty to be applied.
Geelong West Giants v East Geelong
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the Geelong West Giants v East Geelong Senior match Saturday 1st April.
The incident involved Geelong West Giants #21 Josh Viney and an unknown East Geelong player.
The MRP determined that the vision of the contact made in the incident was inconclusive and no charge was laid.
Queenscliff v Modewarre
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed an incident that occurred during the third quarter of the Queenscliff v Modewarre Senior match Saturday 1st April.
The incident involved a possible strike on Modewarre Player #34 Morgan Fenton by Queenscliff player #5 Jayden Durran.
The MRP determined that the contact made by Queenscliff #5 Jayden Durran on Modewarre #34 Morgan Fenton was not a reportable offence and no charge was laid.
St Joseph’s v North Shore
At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed two alleged melees that occurred during the first and third quarters of the St Joseph’s v North Shore Senior match Saturday 1st April.
The MRP determined that the incidents did not warrant any further action and no charges were laid.
Match Review Panel Findings - August 2
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| Lara v Bell Park | Seniors | Mitch Day | Lara | Sriking | Reprimand |
| Lara v Bell Park | Seniors | Josh Smith | Lara | Using abusive, insulting or obscene langue towards an umpire | 1 match |
| Bannockburn v East Geelong | Seniors | Kieran Fulton | Bannockburn | Kneeing an opponent | Not Guilty |
| Anakie v Corio | Seniors | Robbie Milne | Anakie | No Charge | No charge |
Match Review Panel Findings - August 24
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| Colac v St Joseph's | Seniors | Aaron Walters | Colac | No charge | No charge |
| Drysdale v Barwon Heads | Seniors | Jake Hargreaves | Drysdale | Charging an opponent | Reprimand |
| Bell Park v Grovedale | Seniors | Nathan Deans | Grovedale | No charge | No charge |
| Lara v Newtown & Chilwell | Seniors | Lachlan Bond | Newtown & Chilwell | No charge | No charge |
| Lara v Newtown & Chilwell | Seniors | Matthew McMahon | Newtown & Chilwell | No charge | No charge |
| Lara v Newtown & Chilwell | Seniors | Charlie Harris | Newtown & Chilwell | No charge | No charge |
| Bell Post Hill v Thomson | Seniors | Boe Collins | Bell Post Hill | Striking | 2 matches |
Match Review Panel Findings - August 29
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| South Barwon v Colac | Seniors | Ben Kellett | South Barwon | Rough Conduct | Reprimand |
| Leopold v Newtown & Chilwell | Seniors | Luke Justin | Leopold | No charge |
Match Review Panel Findings - July 19
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| Anglesea v Geelong Amateur | Seniors | Daniel Grose | Geelong Amateur | Striking | 1 match |
| Lara v South Barwon | Seniors | Josh Smith | Lara | No charge | |
| Lara v South Barwon | Seniors | Billy Goodwin | Lara | No charge | |
| St Joseph's v St Mary's | Seniors | Ben Kamaric | St Joseph's | No charge | |
| Drysdale v Barwon Heads | Seniors | Tom Ruggles | Drysdale | No charge | |
| Drysdale v Barwon Heads | Seniors | Flinn Chisholm | Drysdale | No charge | |
| Grovedale v Leopold | Seniors | Rory Desnoy | Leopold | No charge | |
| Anakie v East Geelong | Seniors | Luke Daffy | Anakie | No charge | |
| Anakie v East Geelong | Seniors | Luke Daffy | Anakie | No charge | |
| Otway Districts v Alvie | Seniors | Lachie Rosevear | Alvie | No charge |
Match Review Panel Findings - July 26
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| Queenscliff v Newcomb | Seniors | Pat McGinley | Newcomb | Rough conduct | 1 week |
| Queenscliff v Newcomb | Seniors | Sol Bowtell | Queenscliff | Rough conduct | 1 week |
| Leopold v Colac | Seniors | Mitch Pattern | Leopold | Rough conduct | 1 week |
| North Geelong v Belmont Lions | Seniors | Jed Evans | Belmont | No charge | N/A |
| Bannockburn v Bell Post Hill | Seniors | UNK UNK | Bell Post Hill | No charge | N/A |
| Colac Imperials v Otway Districts | Seniors | Kayden Hunt | Otway Districts | Striking | 1 week |
Match Review Panel Findings - June 28
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| Leopold v St Albans | Seniors | Marcus Thompson | Leopold | No charge | |
| Leopold v St Albans | Seniors | Mitchell Patten | Leopold | No charge | |
| Geelong West Giants v North Shore | Seniors | Jordan Purcell | North Shore | No charge | |
| St Joseph's v Colac | Seniors | Tanner Owen | St Joseph's | Rough Conduct | 1 match |
| Newcomb v Geelong Amateur | Seniors | Pat McGinley | Newcomb | Rough Conduct | 1 match |
Match Review Panel Findings - June 7
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | First Name | Surname | Club | Report | Penalty |
| North Geelong v Geelong West Giants | Josh | Viney | GWG | Rough Conduct | 1 match |
| Inverleigh v Belmont Lions | Mason | Dickson | Inverleigh | High Contact | Reprimand |
| Inverleigh v Belmont Lions | Jed | Evans | Belmont Lions | Rough Conduct | Reprimand |
| Lara v Colac | Jordan | Stone | Lara | Umpire Contact | 2 matches |
| Grovedale v North Shore | Luke | Ford | Grovedale | Rough Conduct | Reprimand |
| Modewarre v Ocean Grove | Joseph | McDonald | Ocean Grove | Rough Conduct | Reprimand |
| Geelong Amateur v Torquay | Jessse | Dawson | Torquay | Rough Conduct | Reprimand |
| Geelong Amateur v Torquay | Jarred | Jans | Geelong Amateur | Charging | Reprimand |
| Drysdale v Newcomb | Joshua | Hopgood | Drysdale | Striking | Reprimand |
| Barwon Heads v Anglesea | Braeden | Eddy | Barwon Heads | Striking | 1 match |
| Barwon Heads v Anglesea | Jack | Baker | Anglesea | Striking | Reprimand |
| Barwon Heads v Anglesea | Brock | Close | Barwon Heads | Striking | Reprimand |
| Irrewarra-Beeac v Lorne | Rupert | McDonald | Irrewarra-Beeac | Rough Conduct | Reprimand |
| Colac Imperials v Apollo Bay | Mitchell | Stephens | Apollo Bay | Rough Conduct | 1 match |
Match Review Panel Findings - May 16
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
Lara v North Shore
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 2nd quarter of the Lara v North Shore Senior match 13/5/2023 that involved #4 Lara Matt Spence and #39 North Shore Joseph Salmon.
They deemed that the actions of Salmon were clumsy and potentially warranted a 50 metre penalty, but was not reportable. No charge was laid.
Geelong Amateur v Drysdale
1. At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 2nd quarter of the Geelong Amateur v Drysdale Senior match 13/5/2023 that involved a potential dangerous tackle by #64 Drysdale Jye Hawkins on an unknown Geelong Amateur Player.
They deemed that the tackle was not reportable. No charge was laid.
2. At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 2nd quarter of the Geelong Amateur v Drysdale Senior match 13/5/2023 that involved a potential dangerous tackle by #43 Geelong Amateur William Page on #35 Drysdale George Christofi.
They deemed that the tackle was dangerous and reportable as engaging in rough conduct.
They classified it as: Careless conduct – High Impact – Contact was high with the head hitting the ground.
The player has rejected the early guilty plea of a 2 match penalty and has requested the charge be heard at tribunal.
The hearing will be held 7.00pm Wednesday 17th May.
Newtown & Chilwell v Leopold
1. At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 1st quarter of the Newtown & Chilwell v Leopold Senior match 13/5/2023 that involved a potential dangerous tackle by #44 Newtown & Chilwell Connor Fopiani on #3 Leopold Marcus Thompson.
They deemed that the tackle was not reportable. No charge was laid.
2. At the request of Leopold FNC, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 4th quarter of the Newtown & Chilwell v Leopold Senior match 13/5/2023 that involved:
- A potential strike by #32 Newtown & Chilwell Luke Maddock on #18 Leopold Connor Giddings.
They deemed that player Maddock struck player Giddings to the midriff and have reported him for striking.
They classified it as: Intentional conduct – Low Impact – Contact was to the body.
- They also viewed a follow-up incident whereby the deemed player Maddock kneed player Giddings whilst he was injured from the strike.
They have reported Maddock for “Making Unreasonable or Unnecessary contact with an injured player”
The combined Base sanction for the two offences is 2 matches. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will serve a 1 match suspension.
North Geelong v Inverleigh
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 1st quarter of the North Geelong v Inverleigh Senior match 13/5/2023 that involved potential rough conduct in a ruck contest by #42 North Geelong Thomas Davis on #20 Inverleigh Jake Crawley.
They deemed that the actions of player Davis were reportable as engaging in rough conduct.
They classified it as: Careless conduct – Medium Impact – Contact to the body.
The Base sanction for this offence is 1 match. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a reprimand in this instance.
Torquay v Portarlington Senior match Saturday 13th May
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #10 Torquay Billy Henderson for rough conduct on #21 Portarlington Matthew Fromholtz in the 1st quarter has been assessed by the MRP and based on the vision provided have recommended the charge be withdrawn.
Match Review Panel Findings - May 24
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
St Mary’s v St Albans
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 3rd quarter of the St Mary’s v St Albans Senior match 20/5/2023 that involved a late bump by #13 St Albans Joshua Saltalamacchia on #25 St Mary’s Nicholas Connors. They deemed that the action constituted a charge and was reportable by nature.
They graded the incident as Intentional Conduct – Low Impact – Contact to the body.
The Base sanction for this offence is 1 match. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a reprimand in this instance.
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #13 St Albans Joshua Saltalamacchia for rough conduct on #34 St Mary’s Matthew Keast in the 3rd quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
Based on the vision and information provided by the reporting umpire they have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Low Impact – High Contact
The Base sanction for this offence is 1 match. Due to being found guilty of an earlier offence in this game, the early guilty plea was not available and the player has accepted his one match suspension.
Anakie v Winchelsea
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 4th quarter of the Anakie v Winchelsea Senior match 20/5/2023 that involved potential dangerous tackle by #19 Anakie Adam Walsh on #9 Winchelsea Tavae Sauni. They deemed that the action was not reportable and no action was taken.
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 1st quarter of the Anakie v Winchelsea Senior match 20/5/2023 that involved potential dangerous tackle by #43 Anakie, but the vision was obscured and no charge was laid.
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #21 Winchelsea Coby Eagle for rough conduct on #16 Anakie Benjamin Moore in the 1st quarter has been assessed by the MRP.
Based on the vision and information provided by the reporting umpire they have graded the incident as:
Careless Conduct – Medium Impact – High Contact
The Base sanction for this offence is 2 matches. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a 1 match suspension in this instance.
The Notices of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #45 Anakie Anthony Harding and #18 Anakie John Whitehouse for using abusive, insulting or obscene language towards or in relation to an umpire have been assessed by the MRP.
Based on the information provided by the reporting umpire they have determined that:
The Base sanction to be applied to both players for this offence is 2 matches. Both players have entered an early guilty plea and will receive a one match suspension in this instance.
North Shore v Newtown & Chilwell
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 2nd quarter of the North Shore v Newtown & Chilwell Senior match 20/5/2023 that involved a bump by #49 Newtown & Chilwell Nelson Browne on #39 North Shore Joseph Salmon. They deemed that the action constituted a report for charging an opponent and was reportable by nature.
They graded the incident as Careless Conduct – Low Impact – Contact to the body.
The Base sanction for this offence is 1 match. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a reprimand in this instance.
Thomson v Bell Post Hill
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #20 Thomson Darcy Troop for striking #30 Bell Post Hill Nicholas Flaccavento in the 3rd quarter of the Thomson v Bell Post Hill Senior match 20/5/2023 has been assessed by the MRP.
They graded the incident as Intentional Conduct – Low Impact – High Contact.
The Base sanction to be applied for this offence is 2 matches. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a one match suspension in this instance.
St Joseph’s v Lara
The MRP reviewed an incident late in the 4th quarter of the St Joseph’s v Lara Senior match 20/5/2023 that involved a bump by #40 Lara Josh Smith on #14 St Joseph’s Jack Buckley. They deemed that the action constituted a report for charging an opponent.
They graded the incident as Intentional Conduct – Low Impact – Contact to the body.
The Base sanction for this offence is 1 match. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a reprimand in this instance.
Vision of another incident involving these two players in the 4th quarter was sought, but there was no vision of the alleged incident. No charge was laid.
Match Review Panel Findings - May 31
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
Inverleigh v Werribee Centrals
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 2nd quarter of the Inverleigh v Werribee Centrals Senior match 27/5/2023 that involved a dangerous tackle by #16 Inverleigh Finley O’Keefe on #9 Werribee Centrals Michael Culliver. They deemed that the action constituted a report for engaging in rough conduct and was reportable by nature.
They graded the incident as Careless Conduct – Low Impact – High Contact.
The Base sanction for this offence is 1 match. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a reprimand in this instance.
Ocean Grove v Anglesea
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the field umpire against #12 Ocean Grove Tyson Ruck for rough conduct through a dangerous tackle on #21 Anglesea Lewis Beers in the 1st quarter of the
Ocean Grove v Anglesea Senior match 27/5/2023 has been assessed by the MRP.
Based on the evidence provided by the reporting umpire, they graded the incident as Careless Conduct – High Impact – High Contact.
The Base sanction for this offence is 3 matches. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a 2 match suspension in this instance.
Portarlington v Geelong Amateur
At the request of the officiating umpire, the MRP reviewed an incident in the 2nd quarter of the Portarlington v Geelong Amateur Senior match 27/5/2023 that involved a potentially dangerous tackle by #67 Portarlington Dylan O’Brien on #3 Geelong Amateur Harry Kershaw. They deemed that the action constituted a free kick, but did not warrant a report in this instance.
Simpson v South Colac
The Notice of Report issued on the day by the goal umpire against #9 South Colac Cody Downard for striking #47 Simpson Andrew Irwin in the 1st quarter of the Simpson v South Colac Reserves match 27/5/2023 has been assessed by the MRP.
Based on the evidence provided by the reporting umpire, they graded the incident as Intentional Conduct – Medium Impact – Contact to the body.
The Base sanction for this offence is 2 matches. The player has entered an early guilty plea and will receive a 1 match suspension in this instance.
Match Review Panel Findings - September 13
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| Torquay v Drysdale | Seniors | Edward McCoy | Torquay | Unreasonable contact with an umpire | Reprimand |
| Colac Imperials v Irrewarra-Beeac | Seniors | Steven Cass | Colac Imperials | Striking | Reprimand |
| Torquay v Drysdale | Seniors | Lucas Anderson | Torquay | No charge | |
| Torquay v Drysdale | Seniors | Lucas Anderson | Torquay | No charge |
Match Review Panel Findings - September 20
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty | Accepted | Tribunal |
| Inverleigh v Thomson | Seniors | Ryan Robertson | Inverleigh | Rough conduct | 4 matches | Yes | |
| Inverleigh v Thomson | Seniors | Nathan Bisset | Thomson | Headbutting | 1 match | Yes | |
| Inverleigh v Thomson | Seniors | Brent Jacques | Thomson | Striking | 4 matches | No | 27/09/2023 |
Match Review Panel Findings - September 6
AFL Barwon advises the Match Review of the weekends games has been completed with the following findings.
| Match | Grade | Name | Club | Charge | Penalty |
| Colac v South Barwon | Seniors | Matthew Caldow | South Barwon | Rough Conduct | Reprimand |
| Leopold v Newtown & Chilwell | Seniors | Ryan Eyers | Newtown & Chilwell | No charge | |
| Leopold v Newtown & Chilwell | Seniors | Brock Williamson | Leopold | No charge | |
| Bell Post Hill v East Geelong | Seniors | Tim Barton | Bell Post Hill | No charge | |
| Leopold v South Barwon | Reserves | Jordan Thompson | Leopold | Striking | 1 match |
| Alvie v Simpson | Reserves | Jacob Pekin | Simpson | Tripping | Reprimand |