Western Bulldogs v GWS GiantsFriday, August 11 - Etihad Stadium - 7:50pm AEST
Sydney Swans v FremantleSaturday, August 12 - SCG - 1:45pm AEST
Geelong Cats v RichmondSaturday, August 12 - Simonds Stadium - 2:10pm AEST
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast SunsSaturday, August 12 - Gabba - 4:35pm AEST
West Coast Eagles v CarltonSaturday, August 12 - Domain Stadium - 5:40pm AWST
Essendon v Adelaide CrowsSaturday, August 12 - Etihad Stadium - 7:25pm AEST
Melbourne v St KildaSunday, August 13 - MCG - 1:10pm AEST
Hawthorn v North MelbourneSunday, August 13 - University of Tasmania Stadium - 3:20pm AEST
Port Adelaide v CollingwoodSunday, August 13 - Adelaide Oval - 4:10pm ACST
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The Match Review Panel has assessed every game of round 20 and laid the following charges.
Geelong Cats forward Tom Hawkins has been charged with striking Sydney Swans defender Dane Rampe. The incident occurred during the second quarter of the clash between the Cats and the Swans at Simonds Stadium, last Friday. The Panel assessed the incident as "intentional conduct with low impact to the face". The incident was classified as a two-match sanction. Due to a bad record, the penalty was increased to a three-match sanction. Hawkins can accept a two-match sanction with an early plea. Geelong Cats midfielder Mitch Duncan has been charged with striking Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley. The incident occurred during the fourth quarter of the game stated above. The Panel assessed the incident as "intentional conduct with medium impact to the body". The incident was classified as a two-match sanction. Duncan does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, enabling him to accept a one-match sanction with an early plea. GWS Giants ruckman Shane Mumford has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn. The incident occurred during the third quarter of the clash between the Giants and the Demons at UNSW Canberra Oval, last Saturday. The Panel assessed the incident as "careless conduct with medium impact to the head". The incident was classified as a two-match sanction. Mumford does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, enabling him to accept a one-match sanction with an early plea. Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett has been charged with striking Carlton defender Lachie Plowman. The incident occurred during the second quarter of the clash between the Bombers and the Blues at the MCG, last Saturday. The Panel assessed the incident as "intentional conduct with medium impact to the body". The incident was classified as a two-match sanction. Merrett does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, enabling him to accept a one-match sanction with an early plea. Essendon forward Joe Daniher has been charged with striking Carlton midfielder-forward Blaine Boekhorst. The incident occurred during the third quarter of the game stated above. The Panel assessed the incident as "careless conduct with low impact to the head". The incident is a second classifiable offence for Daniher this season, which is classified as a $2500 sanction. Daniher can accept a $1500 sanction with an early plea. Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against North Melbourne forward Ben Brown. The incident occurred during the second quarter of the clash between the Kangaroos and the Magpies at Etihad Stadium, last Saturday. The Panel assessed the incident as "careless conduct with high impact to the head". The incident was classified as a three-match sanction. Grundy does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, enabling him to accept a two-match sanction with an early plea. Adelaide Crows forward Josh Jenkins has been charged with a first wrestling offence against Port Adelaide ruckman Jackson Trengove. The incident occurred during the second quarter of the clash between the Crows and the Power at Adelaide Oval, last Sunday. A first wrestling offence is a $1500 sanction, but Jenkins can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea. Port Adelaide ruckman Jackson Trengove has been charged with a third wrestling offence against Adelaide Crows forward Josh Jenkins. The incident occurred during the second quarter of the game stated above. A third wrestling offence is a $4000 sanction, but Trengove can accept a $2500 sanction with an early plea.
Four-time premiership footballer and Brownlow Medallist Sam Mitchell has announced he will retire at the end of the season and move on to coaching. Known as one of the game's greatest midfielders, Mitchell can look back on a spectacular career starting as a Hawk and finishing as an Eagle.
Mitchell's career started off rocky, having been overlooked in the 2000 national draft. He then joined the Box Hill Hawks where he played a few games for the development side and was soon promoted to the senior side. He became their number one rover and participated in the 2001 premiership team. Mitchell was then recruited by Hawthorn in the 2001 national draft with pick number 36 and debuted halfway through the 2002 season and won the J. J. Liston Trophy. In 2003 he won the NAB AFL Rising Star Award. Mitchell went on to become the 2008 premiership captain, a three-time All Australian, and won his fifth Peter Crimmins Medal in his last year at Hawthorn. He participated in Hawthorn's premiership wins in 2013, 2014 and 2015, making the star midfielder a four-time premiership player. In 2012, former Essendon captain Jobe Watson was awarded the Brownlow Medal, where Mitchell and Richmond's Trent Cotchin both tied second. In January 2016, Watson and 16 other Essendon players were found guilty of taking an illegal substance during the 2012 season. Watson handed back the Brownlow Medal in November and on the 15th, both Mitchell and Cotchin were awarded the Medals. In October 2016, Mitchell announced he would consider a move to West Coast. Just a few days later, Mitchell was traded to the Eagles where he was also offered a four-year coaching role after a period of playing. The former Hawthorn champion announced his retirement last week and said that his passion for coaching outweighed his passion for playing another year at the Eagles, describing his career as a "brilliant journey". "It's no great surprise but it's time for me to hang up the little waddle and the little size nines at the end of the season," Mitchell said. "The reason for me ... Monday mornings I wake up and I've got some coaching responsibilities and some playing responsibilities. "The idea of opening my computer and and doing the coaching side of things is a bit more exciting and the passion for that has outgrown the passion to jump in the pool and do my own recovery. "I feel like the time for me is right." Eagles coach Adam Simpson described Mitchell as "all class" when speaking about the star midfielder during the press conference. "I think you've got to look at what he achieved and very, very comfortably you could say he's one of the game's greats," Simpson said. "His biggest asset is his brain and what he could do on-field and carry that body around for 15 or 16 years, multiple premierships, captain, Brownlow, All Australians, all the accolades are there. "It will take time but I think he'll grow into a really good coach." Mitchell declared that Hawthorn was his past and West Coast is his future, but thanked Hawks fans for supporting him on his move to Perth. "To the Hawks fans I would say ... thank you because it was a huge journey that we went on," he said. "I never felt anything but supported. "Not one Hawthorn fan has ever come up to me and abused me and I can't imagine there's too many people who have left a football club could say that. "I feel good that I've left them in a good position. Hopefully it's been a win-win (for both clubs)." Despite a difficult start to his football career, the 34-year old believed he "did the right thing" by training hard and working on improving himself. "I think I could always just find a way," Mitchell said. "Whatever the game threw at me, whether that was my body shape or I couldn't kick too far, I just always found a way. "I feel like early in my career I was one of those guys who gave up the Saturday nights and when everyone else was out having fun, I stayed home and did the right thing. "I'm really proud of that now. "All those sacrifices you make in the early days of your career, I'm glad that I made them now. "Sometimes it doesn't work out, but I feel like the universe looked after me and I had some success along the way — and hopefully a little bit more this year." Mitchell stated that his move to coaching was exciting after a successful football career. "I'm genuinely excited to get my teeth into it."
Geelong Cats v Sydney SwansFriday, August 4 - Simonds Stadium - 7:50pm AEST
GWS Giants v MelbourneSaturday, August 5 - UNSW Canberra Oval - 1:45pm AEST
Essendon v CarltonSaturday, August 5 - MCG - 2:10pm AEST
Brisbane Lions v Western BulldogsSaturday, August 5 - Gabba - 4:35pm AEST
Fremantle v Gold Coast SunsSaturday, August 5 - Domain Stadium - 5:40pm AWST
North Melbourne v CollingwoodSaturday, August 5 - Etihad Stadium - 7:25pm AEST
St Kilda v West Coast EaglesSunday, August 6 - Etihad Stadium - 1:10pm AEST
Richmond v HawthornSunday, August 6 - MCG - 3:20pm AEST
Adelaide Crows v Port AdelaideSunday, August 6 - Adelaide Oval - 4:10pm ACST
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