A trio of Adelaide players could nervously await the Match Review Officer's findings from Friday's Anzac Day match against Fremantle, with an off-ball strike from defender Mitch Hinge the most concerning.
As players awaited a throw-in in Fremantle's forward 50 in the second term, footage caught Hinge's left hand strike the chin of Dockers star Andrew Brayshaw.
Hinge was penalised for the incident, with Brayshaw awarded a free kick from where the ball was set to be thrown back into play.
The incident is expected to garner the attention of the MRO, with the act that the altercation came away from play likely meaning Hinge's actions would be graded as 'intentional'.
With the contact grading likely to be 'high' given contact was made to Brayshaw's head, Hinge is potentially facing a suspension, with even a 'low' impact grading - coupled with 'intentional' conduct and 'high' contact - resulting in a one-game ban.
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Hinge would need MRO to view the incident as 'careless' or as a fixed financial sanction instead of a reportable offence to avoid a ban.
Adelaide are scheduled to face Carlton next Saturday, with a one-game suspension for Hinge meaning he would miss that match and next be available for the Crows' Round 9 Showdown against Port Adelaide.
Crows pair Josh Worrell and James Peatling could also face some level of scrutiny from the MRO for separate incidents in the second half.
A tackle on Fremantle's Michael Frederick from Worrell was judged as a dangerous tackle by an officiating umpire, with Worrell taking his opponent to ground with force in a rolling action as the pair's momentum drove them forward.
It is unclear whether Frederick's head made contact with the surface, while the Dockers livewire was able to continue in the match, with Worrell unlikely to be suspended for the action.
Peatling's late swinging arm on Karl Worner as the Dockers youngster disposed of the ball is also likely to earn the ire of the MRO.
Immediately after Worner kicked the ball, Peatling's right arm swung into the torso of the Fremantle player, with the Crows midfielder penalised with a downfield free kick for the late act.
The most likely grading for the incident would be 'careless' conduct, 'body' contact and 'low' impact, resulting in a fine.
The MRO's findings from Friday's action will be handed down on Saturday evening.
