Josh Hunt stomped his foot hard on Eddie Betts’ hand and the AFL’s match review panel should have come down just as hard on Hunt, Carlton coach Brett Ratten says.
Ratten was puzzled by the panel’s decision to offer Hunt a $1350 fine for misconduct following the first-quarter incident in Friday’s round-11 game at Etihad Stadium.
Hunt accepted the fine in a punishment Ratten felt was lenient considering the message it sends to junior players.
“What can you say? The decisions that are made, they go right down to grass-roots footy,” Ratten told reporters on Tuesday.
“Are these the things we want to see when we go and watch our kids play footy?”
The tribunal was not required to sit on Tuesday night after all players charged in the first five matches of round 11 submitted early guilty pleas.
Essendon’s Alwyn Davey accepted a two-match ban for engaging in rough conduct against Sydney’s Daniel Hannebery.
Davey chose not to risk a three-game suspension at the tribunal for his heavy bump which left Hannebery concussed and subbed out of Saturday’s game in the third quarter.
The Bombers’ forward, who has kicked 22 goals this season, will miss games against Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs and is eligible to return on July 7 when St Kilda host the Bombers at Etihad Stadium.
Fremantle’s Hayden Ballantyne was banned for one match for striking Richmond captain Chris Newman.
Dockers’ tagger Ryan Crowley was fined $900 sanction for making an obscene gesture during the last quarter of Saturday’s win over Richmond.
Port Adelaide’s Danyle Pearce and Hawthorn’s Liam Shiels were both docked $900 for wrestling.
In charges laid on Tuesday from the Queen’s Birthday fixture at the MCG, Melbourne’s Luke Tapscott can accept a one-match suspension for striking Collingwood’s Alex Fasolo.
Tapscott, who risks a two-game ban if he takes his case to the tribunal, caught Fasolo with an elbow to the back after arriving late to a marking contest.
Fasolo briefly left the field and admitted he had felt panic initially as he doubled over in pain.
“I copped one in the third quarter that made me panic a little bit,” the 20-year-old told AAP.
“I got winded pretty hard. But it feels alright now so I’ll be fine.”
Collingwood’s Dane Swan has been offered a reprimand and 45 carryover points for tripping Melbourne’s Sam Blease.
Magpies midfielder Dayne Beams can accept a $1950 sanction for making reckless contact with an umpire.
Collingwood’s Nathan Brown has escaped suspension for his role in a second-quarter incident in which Melbourne’s Colin Sylvia was left nursing a bloody gash to his nose.
Brown pushed Sylvia in the chest and the panel found the pair’s clash of heads was accidental and no further action was taken.