North Melbourne is appealing Paul Curtis' suspension at the AFL Tribunal.
The match review officer handed him a three-match ban after his tackle which concussed West Coast's Hamish Davis in the Kangaroos' tight win on Saturday night.
It was graded as careless conduct, severe impact and high contact, with Davis unable to use his arms to prevent his head from hitting the turf.
It is the second time in just over 12 months Curtis has been hit with a three-match ban for a dangerous tackle, following a similar incident on Port Adelaide's Josh Sinn last year.
At the time, the ban was challenged but charge was upheld.
Curtis has kicked 22 goals from 13 games so far this season and established himself as a key part of North Melbourne's front half.
Follow below as Curtis learns his fate from 5pm.
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5.52pm: The tribunal is now deliberating.
5.40pm: The most significant factor North Melbourne is relying on is the distinctive feature that Hamish Davis' forearms were free. Taylor tackled him and pinned him above his biceps which allowed him to brace for impact. The AFL, however, argeus the hands cannot be used in any meaningful way to brace for impact. How the tribunal views this aspect of the tackle will have a significant bearing on the outcome.
5.38pm: North Melbourne is arguing the impact should be low, not severe, despite the outcome.
5.36pm: North Melbourne highlights the tribunal must weigh up the potential for injury and argues the tackle was executed in a prudent manner and the tribunal should not elevate the fact there was a concussion above all else and pay sufficient attention to other factors such as the amount of force, stipulated in tribunal guidelines.
5.32pm: North Melbourne disagree there was a double action as both forearms were free which provided the ability for Davis to place both hands on the ground.
5.24pm: North Melbourne is using several recent tackles as part of its evidence.
5.16pm: North Melbourne argues there are five observable features of the tackle which do not constitute dangerous tackle: There was only one action; he momentum through the tackle is the ball-carrier's, the tackle was from the side; arms were not pinned, rather arms were held at the biceps, allowing the forearms and hands of the tackled player to be free throughout; The tackled player goes to ground first with his knees, then both hands before his head makes contact with the ground, so the force goes through his knees and hands before his head; the tackler is to Hamish's side, not his back as they land on the ground.
North Melbourne also point out that there was no remonstration from West Coast players or reaction from the umpires.
5.14pm: The AFL notes that a three-game suspension is at the lower-end of possible sanctions, but will not push for a harsher sanction.
5.10pm: The AFL supports severe impact for three reasons: Davis' head made forceful contact with the ground while rotating with both arms pinned; the confirmed injury (concussion); a player rotating head-first into the ground faces the potential for more significant injury accompanying the concussion.
5.07pm: The AFL is arguing that by pinning both of Davis' arms, it prevents Davis from protecting himself and Curtis' body weight helps drive Curtis into the ground. The AFL argues Curtis effectively dropped and fell on Davis, contributing significantly to the momentum which caused the injury. He did not hold him up or release an arm.
5.05pm: The AFL will use Jai Newcombe's tackle in the Aami Community Series and Bailey Humphrey's tackle on Dan Rioli in Round 2 as part of its evidence.
5.03pm: Paul Curtis will not give evidence. North Melbourne will argue it is not a dangerous tackle.
