Sir-Allen-Jakovich

From the AFL: Aaron Davey, Melbourne, has been charged with striking Troy Selwood, Brisbane Lions, during the first quarter of the Round 15 match between Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions, played at the Gabba on Saturday July 14, 2007. In summary, his carry-over demerit points from within the last 12 months means that his sanction cannot be reduced from the two-game penalty on offer. The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), medium impact (two points) and body contact (one point). This is a total of six activation points, resuling in a classification of a Level Three offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-game sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. He has 93.75 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 318.75 points and a three-game sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 239.06 points and a two-game sanction.

From the AFL: Colin Sylvia, Melbourne, has been charged with bumping or making forceful contact from front-on towards Kane Cornes, Port Adelaide, during the first quarter of the Round Six match between Melbourne and Port Adelaide, played at the MCG on Sunday May 6, 2007. In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea. Aaron Davey, Melbourne, has been charged with charged Matt Thomas, Port Adelaide, during the third quarter of the Round Six match between Melbourne and Port Adelaide, played at the MCG on Sunday 6, 2007. In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record with an early plea. Travis Johnstone, Melbourne, has been charged with abusive language towards umpire Craig Hendrie after the end of the Round Six match between Melbourne and Port Adelaide, played at the MCG on Sunday May 6, 2007. In summary, he can accept a $900 sanction with an early plea. And also... Contact between Melbourne's Byron Pickett and Port Adelaide's Kane Cornes from the fourth quarter of Sunday's match was reviewed. It was the view of the panel that Pickett pinned both of Cornes' arms and dropped his knees behind the Port Adelaide player's body to take him to the ground. Cornes' knees dug into the ground, which propelled both players forward and caused Cornes' head to hit the ground. Pickett did not sling or drive Cornes into the ground. The forceful contact with the ground was due to both players' momentum and while the action resulted in an injury to Cornes, which was unfortunate, it was not a reportable offence

And Goodes offered one match for charging Simon Godfrey in the last quarter. Would be two if he challenges and loses.

From MELBOURNEfc: General Manager Football Operations, Chris Fagan said; "David (Neitz) has a slight tear of the right medial ligament and will unfortunately miss the next three to four weeks. "Russell (Robertson) jarred his left knee after landing awkwardly during the last quarter on Monday. There is a fair amount of swelling, and tests today have confirmed that he has extensive bone bruising and will miss at least four weeks of football. We will know the full extent of the injury following further tests and assessment later in the week. "Clint (Bartram) injured his knee on Saturday, there has been some swelling of the left knee and bone bruising, and he will need further reviewing over the next few days to assess how much football he may miss."

Luke Hodge, Hawthorn, has been charged with tripping Nigel Lappin, Brisbane Lions, during the third quarter of the Round One match between Hawthorn and the Brisbane Lions, played at the Gabba on Saturday March 31, 2007. In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 66 points towards his future record with an early plea. The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of three activation points, which relates to a Level One Offence, drawing 80 demerit points and a reprimand. He has a total of one match suspended within the last three years, which increases his penalty by 10 per cent to 88 points. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 66 points and a reprimand.

From the AFL: Contact between Melbourne's Matthew Whelan and St Kilda's Luke Ball from the first quarter of Friday's match was reviewed. It was the view of the panel that Whelan ran from eight to 10 metres from in front of Ball. Ball was tracking the Melbourne player in possession and, just before contact was made, Whelan turned his body to shepherd his teammate, resulting in contact between Whelan's back and Ball's chest. The momentum of the contact result in an accidental head clash. Under the tribunal guidelines, as this was an accidental head clash, it was the view of the panel - the force was not excessive, given the short distance that Whelan moved; - Ball was actively involved in the passage of play; - Ball was in a position to protect himself; - Whelan did not use either his shoulder or his elbow to make high contact; - Whelan did not leave the ground at any stage. As such, the action was not deemed to be reportable. and... Contact between Melbourne's Aaron Davey and St Kilda's Steven Baker from the third quarter of Friday's match was reviewed. It was the view of the panel that Davey made contact with Baker's neck after the St Kilda player had disposed of the ball. Davey's action was a pushing motion and not a strike, and was not considered a reportable offence.

From MELBOURNEfc (truncated version): Cameron Bruce has agreed to a new three year deal with MELBOURNEfc that will see him with the club until the end of 2009. General Manager Recruiting and List Management, Craig Cameron said, "He has played all his AFL football with Melbourne after starting in the reserves while on the supplementary list. He has developed into a genuine footballer that can play in almost every position on the ground and against all types of opponents." Bruce said, "It's fantastic to know that I’ll be here for at least another three years. It’s a great club to play for, and the environment in which we work is fantastic. I think we are improving as a list with a good balance of young and experienced players that should mature over the next few years and hopefully lead to some success."

Freo have confirmed they will challenge the verdicts for Farmer and Michael Johnson. Wiz is flying to Melbourne to defend himself in person.

Wiz cops four, or six if he challenges and loses (from the AFL): Jeff Farmer, Fremantle, has been charged with misconduct in that he eye-gouged Daniel Pratt, the Kangaroos, during the fourth quarter of the Round Two NAB Cup match between Fremantle and the Kangaroos, played at Telstra Dome on Sunday March 4, 2007. In summary, his existing poor record and carry-over demerit points within the last 12 months means that his sanction will remain at four games imposed for the offence if he takes an early plea. The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of seven activation points, which relates to a Level Four offence, drawing 425 demerit points and a four-match sanction. He has an existing poor record of two matches suspended within the last three years, which increases the sanction by 20 per cent to 510 points and a five-match sanction. He has also 95.86 demerit points from within the last 12 months, which increases the sanction to 605.86 points and a six-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 454.40 points and a four-match sanction.

Press release from MELBOURNEfc: MELBOURNEfc is pleased to announce that Bohdan Babijczuk has been appointed as the club's Physical Preparation Manager. Bohdan has had a strong involvement with AFL football along with other numerous sporting codes and his experience will further boost the club's coaching and fitness resources. He is a highly experienced and respected athletics coach. Prior to joining Melbourne, Bohdan worked with the Australian National Basketball Team (the Boomers), as Head Fitness Coach from 2002 until 2006, while he also worked as a consultant and specialist speed coach with Richmond, St Kilda, and the Kangaroos during 2005 and 2006. Before these appointments, Bohdan was the Fitness Coordinator at Hawthorn Football Club from 1994 until 2004, after a stint with Collingwood as Weights and Conditioning Coach from 1991 to 1993. General Manager - Football Operations, Chris Fagan said of Bohdan's appointment, "Bohdan comes to us with a proven ability to improve the running capacity of AFL players. He was highly respected at the Hawthorn Football Club for his work in this area and is very keen to apply his knowledge & experience to the Melbourne playing group. "The club is also delighted that Brentan Parsons has agreed to remain as Rehabilitation & Sports Science Coordinator, whilst Adam Paulo, who recently completed a Masters Degree in Sports Science, has been appointed as full time Player Energy & Wellness Coordinator. All three are highly qualified and the club is confident that they will form a very competent and progressive strength and conditioning unit," Fagan added. Bohdan has a Bachelor of Education - Physical Education and is a Level 5 Athletic Coach. Bohdan will take up his position with MELBOURNEfc in November, 2006.