King to contest ban
03/10/2010 01:41:34 AM
Richmond defender Jake King will risk missing the first three rounds of the AFL season after deciding to contest the striking charge handed down to him by the match review panel.
King was charged with striking Collingwood's Travis Cloke in last week's NAB Challenge match at Visy Park.
With inconclusive video footage, the match review panel interviewed Cloke and based on his evidence charged King with a level three striking offence.
The charge drew 225 demerit points but due to his poor record and carry over points, his total ballooned up to 309.06 and a three-match ban.
He could have had that reduced to a two-match ban with an early guilty plea, but he decided to fight the charge at the tribunal next Tuesday night.