AFL Tribunal

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The AFL Tribunal is the disciplinary tribunal of the Australian Football League (an Australian rules football competition).

Contents 1 Points system 2 Administration 2.1 AFL Tribunal 2.2 AFL Appeals Board 2.3 AFL Grievance Tribunal 2.4 AFL Match Review Panel 3 History 3.1 Suspensions 3.1.1 2008 season 3.1.2 2007 season 3.1.3 2006 season 3.1.4 2005 season 3.1.5 2004 season 3.1.6 2003 season 3.1.7 2002 season 3.1.8 2001 season 3.1.9 2000 season 4 References

[edit] Points system

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In 2005, the AFL overhauled its disciplinary system by introducing a Match Review Panel that reviews and grades all reportable incidents each week. Offences are ranked against a set of criteria, then assigned a point value. This is then adjusted up or down according to the players previous record, and reduced a further 25% should a player plead guilty. Every 100 points will see the player in question suspended for one match. Players are able to contest either the grading of the offence against the criteria or they can plead not guilty to the entire offence. The tribunal adjudicates on these cases.

[edit] Administration

[edit] AFL Tribunal

• Chairman: David Jones (replacing Brian Collis)
• Members:
  • John Hassett
  • Will Houghton QC
  • Andrew Tinney
  • Emmett Dunne
  • Michael Sexton
  • Wayne Schimmelbusch
  • Richard Loveridge
  • David Pittman

[edit] AFL Appeals Board

• Chairman: Peter O'Callaghan
• Members:
  • Brian Collis QC
  • Brian Bourke
  • John Schultz
  • Michael Gree

[edit] AFL Grievance Tribunal

• Chairman: Jack Rush QC
• Members:
  • Kevin Power
  • Michael Moncrieff
  • Darren Baxter
  • James Dowsley
  • Roger Berryman

[edit] AFL Match Review Panel

• Chairman: Peter Schwab
• Members:
  • Peter Carey
  • Andrew McKay

[edit] History

In recent years the heaviest suspension has been a seven week suspension to St Kilda's Steven Baker, for an off the ball incident involving Fremantle's Jeff Farmer (who himself was suspended for six weeks for eye-gouging earlier in the season) late in the 2007 season.

In 2008 Barry Hall of the Sydney Swans was suspended for seven matches after striking West Coast's Brent Staker.

[edit] Suspensions

[edit] 2008 season

Player	Charge	Round	Matches	Club
Shaun Burgoyne	Rough Conduct (Sam Mitchell)[1]	8	3	Port Adelaide Power
Shane Crawford	Striking (Dean Brogan)[2]	8	1	Hawthorn Hawks
Ben McGlynn	Rough Play (Kane Cornes)[3]	8	4	Hawthorn Hawks
Adam McPhee	Rough Play (Travis Boak)	7	1	Essendon Bombers
Nathan Lovett-Murray	Striking (Daniel Motlop)	7	1	Essendon Bombers
Mathew Stokes	Striking (Michael Rischitelli)	7	1	Geelong Cats
Barry Hall	Striking (Brent Staker)[4]	5	7	Sydney Swans
Daniel Pratt	Rough play (Josh Fraser)	5	1	North Melbourne Kangaroos
Matthew Whelan	Striking (Brendan Fevola)	5	1	Melbourne Demons

[edit] 2007 season

Player	Charge	Round	Matches	Club
Dean Solomon	Striking (Jason Roe)	1	?	Fremantle
Steven Baker	Rough conduct (Jeff Farmer)[5]	2	7	St Kilda Saints

[edit] 2006 season

[edit] 2005 season

[edit] 2004 season

Player	Charge	Round	Matches	Club
Jonathan Brown	Striking (Josh Carr)	GF	5	Brisbane

[edit] 2003 season

[edit] 2002 season

[edit] 2001 season

[edit] 2000 season

Player	Charge	Round	Matches	Club
Michael Long	Rough Play	GF	4	Essendon
Dean Wallis	Striking	GF	4	Essendon

[edit] References

1. ^ Official Website of the Australian Football League > News Article > Burgoyne to miss three
2. ^ Official Website of the Australian Football League > News Article > Burgoyne to miss three
3. ^ Official Website of the Australian Football League > News Article > McGlynn suspended for four matches
4. ^ Seven up for Hall of shame - realfooty.com.au
5. ^ Steven Baker suspended for seven weeks | Herald Sun