Port Adelaide midfielder Matt Thomas will miss at least two games over a rough conduct charge stemming from Sunday evening's loss to the Western Bulldogs.
Thomas was involved in a second-quarter incident with Tom Liberatore that forced the dazed Bulldogs midfielder off the field briefly.
The AFL match review panel ruled it a level three offence which draws a three-week suspension, but with an early plea Thomas can escape with a two-match ban.
St Kilda defender Raphael Clarke can dodge a week on the sidelines with an early plea thanks to his clean five-year record.
Clarke was slapped with a level two misconduct charge for using his head to make contact with Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett, who kicked five goals in the Crows' win on Saturday night.
Lions defender Mitch Golby faces a $900 fine if he enters an early guilty plea for making contact with umpire Troy Pannell early in Brisbane's loss to Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday.
And young Gold Coast backman Taylor Hine's rough conduct charge and potential one-match for an incident against North Melbourne's Lindsay Thomas can be busted down to a reprimand.
Tags: australian-football-league, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia First posted June 18, 2012 17:06:33
