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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Lynch beats charge at tribunal

Updated September 11, 2012 19:51:27

West Coast key forward Quinten Lynch is available for Saturday night's qualifying final against Collingwood after a win at the tribunal.

Following a one-hour hearing, the jury took 10 minutes to decide they were not satisfied Lynch had charged North Melbourne defender Scott McMahon.

Given Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell has accepted a two-match ban for rough conduct, the Eagles will use Lynch in an effort to exploit the weakened Magpies defence.

West Coast brought in a biomechanist as part of their defence against the charging offence, a strategy now rarely used at the tribunal.

If found guilty, Lynch would have received a one-match suspension.

Lynch cannoned into McMahon's back when arriving late at a marking contest during the 96-point win over North Melbourne in last Sunday's elimination final at Subiaco Oval.

He claimed he made a lead of about 45 metres from centre half-forward to the wing.

Lynch said his entire focus was on attempting to mark and he thought he would reach the drop of the ball in time to do so.

He said he was not even sure that McMahon would contest the mark, a statement tribunal counsel Jeff Gleeson asserted was "false evidence", although Lynch stood by it under cross-examination.

Lynch said the blustery conditions at Subiaco Oval meant the ball dropped more quickly than he anticipated, which explained why he did not end up reaching the ball.

He stated his action in jumping and lifting his leg into McMahon's back was simply his normal marking motion.

Lynch's advocate Mark Gibson submitted a series of 20 still photographs to help illustrate the point that Lynch first made contact with McMahon at the same time McMahon's hands first touched the ball.

He also called University of Western Australia professor of biomechanics Tim Ackland, who said research showed that a person needed at least 0.4 seconds to change the motion of their body once they became aware of a change in circumstances.

Earlier on Tuesday evening, St Kilda Leigh Montagna failed to overturn a rough conduct charge and he will start next season with a one-match ban.

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First posted September 11, 2012 19:51:27

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Match review panel may target Lynch

Updated September 10, 2012 10:27:58

A clumsy spoil will put West Coast forward Quinten Lynch in the sights of the AFL match review panel who will hand down its verdict on the weekend's games today.

The Eagles, Hawthorn and Collingwood will all sweat on the panel findings, with Magpies captain Nick Maxwell already on report for rough conduct.

Lynch collected Scott McMahon with a knee to the back as the North Melbourne defender went for a mark in the first quarter of the Eagles' big elimination final win on Sunday.

Kangaroos veteran Brent Harvey also faces a late start to next season after he collected Eagles midfielder Daniel Kerr with a high forearm just before three-quarter time.

But it is Friday night's rugged qualifying final between the Hawks and Magpies that will keep the panel most busy.

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt joined Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley in supporting Maxwell for his incident, which left Hawthorn forward Paul Puopolo with a bloodied nose.

Puopolo turned around and pointed angrily at Maxwell as trainers led him from the field for treatment.

Buckley said Maxwell was only trying to block Puopolo as the ball was kicked into Hawthorn's attack and noted his captain was much taller than the Hawthorn player.

Sitting beside Maxwell at Channel Seven's Game Day program on Sunday morning, Riewoldt said similar incidents happened many times during matches.

But the incident was caught on video and the fact that contact was undoubtedly high could count against Maxwell.

The Collingwood captain has no carryover points or relevant tribunal record, which will count in his favour if the panel decide to charge him.

The same applies to Hawks ruck-forward Jarryd Roughead, who bumped Chris Dawes well off the ball in the first term of the match.

Down-the-ground footage showed the incident clearly and Dawes briefly went to ground after the contact, although he played out the match.

It is similar to the incident that forced Geelong star Steve Johnson out of Saturday night's elimination final loss to Fremantle with a one-game ban.

Magpies key defender Chris Tarrant might escape a charge for his blow to Lance Franklin's midriff early in the match.

The only other charge so far from the weekend's finals was a rough conduct report on Geelong midfielder James Kelly against Tendai Mzungu.

Kelly, like Harvey, will probably carry a suspension into the start of next season.

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First posted September 10, 2012 10:27:58

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Maxwell, Lynch facing September suspensions

Updated September 10, 2012 20:58:38

Collingwood and West Coast have been dealt big blows ahead of their semi-final, with Magpies skipper Nick Maxwell and Eagles forward Quinten Lynch facing suspension.

Maxwell will not play again this season unless Collingwood make the grand final if he accepts a two-match ban for rough conduct against Hawthorn's Paul Puopolo.

And the match review panel has slugged Lynch with a one-match ban for charging in his side's win over North Melbourne, which cannot be reduced with an early guilty plea due to his previous poor record.

The Eagles later confirmed they would contest Lynch's charge at the tribunal as he cannot miss more than one match.

The news got worse for West Coast with key defender and vice captain Beau Waters ruled out for the rest of the season with a foot injury that requires surgery.

Meanwhile, Collingwood's Chris Tarrant can accept a reprimand for striking Hawthorn's Lance Franklin.

If Tarrant makes an early guilty plea, he would be be free to play against West Coast in their semi-final at the MCG on Saturday night.

Hawthorn ruck-forward Jarryd Roughead will also be clear to play in the Hawks' preliminary final in a fortnight if he pleads guilty to a rough conduct charge.

That would ensure a reprimand only for his first quarter tangle with Collingwood's Chris Dawes.

North Melbourne veteran Brent Harvey faces a four-match ban from the start of next season over two separate striking incidents.

Harvey was charged with striking West Coast's Daniel Kerr and Adam Selwood.

With North's defeat by West Coast ending their season, Harvey would have to serve any suspension in 2013.

Geelong defender James Kelly is also facing a one-match ban to start 2013 for making forceful front-on contact against Fremantle's Tendai Mzungu in their weekend final.

Collingwood defender Heath Shaw and Hawthorn's Brad Sewell have been hit with wrestling fines, while Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield can accept a $900 fine if he pleads guilty to making negligent contact with an umpire.

All have until lunchtime Tuesday to accept their penalties for fight the matters at the AFL Tribunal.

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First posted September 10, 2012 18:29:11

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