Injuries & Suspensions

AFL MRO: Fremantle forward charged for tripping act

The latest Match Review findings are in.

Published by
Callum Farquhar

Th AFL Match Review Officer has completed its latest review of the AFL's Round 10 games, finding just one sanctionable offence from Saturday's four games of action.

It follows a Friday night of heavy MRO scrutiny, which saw two Swans receive suspensions for ill-timed bumps, with forwards Justin McInerney and Joel Amartey receiving one-match and three-match bans respectively.

McInerney's ban is the second separate suspension the Sydney forward has received this year after copping a three-match whack for his bump that concussed Brisbane Lions defender Brandon Starcevich in Round 1.

A third forward, Joel Hamling, was also fined for striking in that match, while James Worpel was the sole offender on Thursday night for rough conduct on Noah Anderson.

In Saturday's action, just Fremantle's Sam Switkowski was charged, cited for his second tripping offence in his career.

The MRO have sanctioned Switkowski for an act on GWS Giants defender Jack Buckley which occurred in the first quarter, and was graded as intentional conduct, low impact, and body contact.

The incident has resulted in Switkowski receiving a hefty $6,250 fine, or $3,750 with an early plea.

No other incidents received attention by the MRO, or were considered necessary for a detailed explanation.

Previously, scrutinised moments such as Zach Merrett's Round 9 accidental high hit on Swans defender Nick Blakey have received a detailed explanation from the MRO clarifying the exemption from a sanction, however, none were necessary to be explained from Saturday's action.

Published by
Callum Farquhar