Geelong's James Parsons and Sam Menegola have been handed suspensions by the MRP which both involved former Hawthorn skipper Luke Hodge.
Rookie, Parsons, was offered a two-match ban after he clipped Hodge's jaw with a stray elbow. The MRP graded the action as medium impact to the head, and was classified as an intentional hit. On AFL 360, Cats coach Chris Scott stated that he believed Parsons intended to bump Hodge to impact his kick, but found himself in the wrong position, bumping his head and not his body. Midfielder, Menegola, was offered a one-match ban after he laid a dangerous tackle, also on the former Hawks captain. The MRP graded the action as "careless" when he swung Hodge around and slammed him into the turf. Despite receiving medium impact to his head in the tackle, Hodge managed to play out the rest of the game at the MCG. Hawks veteran Josh Gibson has avoided suspension after a bump on Tom Ruggles that resulted in a head clash. The MRP stated that the incident was not "unreasonable in the circumstances" because Gibson made body-to-body contact to sheppard Ruggles away from an opposition player. "It was the view of the Panel that the degree of force in Gibson's block was not excessive for the situation," the MRP stated. "Gibson did not run a long distance to support his teammate and Gibson did not jump or leave the ground to make contact with his Geelong opponent." Parsons and Menegola will miss the clash against St Kilda on Sunday at Etihad Stadium, but Gibson will be available to play West Coast on Sunday at the MCG.
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