Stokes has been charged with a Level Three Striking Offence (225 demerit points, two-match sanction) for striking Richmond’s Steven Morris during the second quarter of the Round Seven match.
In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Three Offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has no existing good or record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 168.75 demerit points and a one-match sanction.
In the other incident from the match reported by the match review panel, Richmond's Brett Deledio was offered a one week ban for striking Stokes.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Geelong Cats Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Three Offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has an existing six-year good record, reducing the penalty by 25 per cent 168.75 points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 126.56 demerit points and a one-match sanction.
Geelong has until Tuesday morning to accept or challenge the decision.
