Geelong Amateur will be without Mitch Day for its first final after the veteran forward accepted a two-match suspension for an incident during Saturday’s win over Portarlington at KFC Oval.
Day was cited for two incidents by AFL Barwon’s Match Review Panel, with a report for striking Demon Brayden Pool drawing the ban that will rule him out of this week’s final-round meeting against Surf Coast and the qualifying final clash with Torquay.
He accepted a reprimand for rough conduct after dropping his knee into the back of Portarlington defender Kelly Pickard moments before striking Poole.
From the same match, Demons stalwart Will Foott has accepted a reprimand for making careless contact with an umpire.
Hawk Jake Hargreaves will face the tribunal to challenge a five-match suspension for rough conduct on Roo Noah McGregor-Dawson.
Anglesea’s Jack Baker will miss the Round 20 meeting with Modewarre after accepting a one-match ban for rough conduct on Drysdale’s Noah Day.
Meanwhile, Barwon Heads co-coach Damian McMahon has accepted a reprimand for striking Newcomb star Luke Justin during the third quarter of the Seagulls’ massive loss to the Power at PlasterCom Oval.
GFNL clubs St Albans and Colac will cough up $575 apiece for a melee during their clash at St Albans Reserve.
Supersaints spearhead Tom Higgins was reported for instigating a melee and has accepted a reprimand.
Teammate Hayden Elliott has also been reprimanded for attempting to strike Tigers big man Zach Zdybel.
Zdybel is one of four Colac players cited, but the Tigers have yet to decide whether they will accept or challenge their suspensions.
He’s been offered two matches for striking Elliott; Kody Spokes has been offered two matches for rough conduct on Fletcher Keck; Jack Fish is facing a two-match ban for striking Joe Osborne; and Darcy Lang can take a week for rough conduct on Brock McDonald.
If Spokes, Zdybel and Fish accept their bans, they would only play again this year if Colac sneaks into the top five.
Leopold premiership player Billy Ritchie was cited twice for incidents on Newtown & Chilwell’s Archer Harkness during the final quarter of the Lions’ loss at Jardon Oval.
Ritchie has accepted a two-match suspension for headbutting and a reprimand for kneeing.
North Shore’s Cody Harrison has accepted a one-match suspension for rough conduct on Geelong West vice-captain Bailey Harvey in the second quarter of the Seagulls’ loss at West Oval.
In the GDFNL, North Geelong co-captain Tom Schwennesen, Werribee Centrals star Kur Kur, and Bell Post Hill veteran Caleb Bacely each accepted reprimands for Round 18 incidents.
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