St Kilda and Carlton Football Clubs have been been fined $10,000 each after a melee broke out, which was caused by the sledging of Carlton captain Marc Murphy.
The melee between the Saints and the Blues occurred during three-quarter-time of the round 8 clash at Etihad Stadium. Due to the amount of players that were involved in the melee, both clubs were fined the large sum, rather than individual players. Football operations manager Simon Lethlean wrote to both the Saints and the Blues about the fines and both clubs had seven days to respond in writing before their fines were handed out. The Sydney Swans and North Melbourne were also fined $5000 each after a melee broke out during their round 8 clash. $2500 from both fines will be suspended until the end of the season. The AFL has stated that the fines have been handed out to the four football clubs because of the melees, and not because of the sledging that occurred.
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