Melbourne wingman Ed Langdon will nervously await the AFL Match Review Officer's findings from Friday's game between the Demons and Bulldogs.
A second-quarter tackle on Western Bulldogs tall Tim English is expected to be looked at by the MRO, who could charge Langdon with rough conduct.
The incident sees Langdon take hold of English and wrap his arms around the ruckman, turning his opponent across his body before both players went to ground.
English's arms are held by Langdon's and the Dogs player's head does make contact with the ground. English was able to get his right hand to make contact with the ground first before his head to soften the blow.
The Western Bulldogs star was not left hurt from the tackle, nor was the tackle deemed a dangerous one by the officiating umpire.
Ed Langdon put on a real aggressive tackle on Tim English. Anything to worry about?
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For Langdon's tackle to be a reportable offence, the MRO must deem that he either used more than one action in his tackle, that the tackle was of an inherently dangerous nature, that English was placed in a vulnerable position, or if English was slung, driven or rotated into the ground with excessive force by Langdon.
If charged with rough conduct, Langdon is likely to avoid a suspension given the expected level of the impact grading.
The MRO is most likely to grade the tackle as careless conduct, high contact and low impact, which would result in a fine for Langdon.
An increased impact grading of medium would see Langdon handed a one-game suspension.
The MRO will release their findings from Friday's game on Saturday evening.