From Tony Lockett caving in Peter Caven's head to Nathan Buckley wiping blood on Cameron Ling, these are the dirtiest acts in the AFL's modern era.
Most of these incidents involve provocation - and some bizarre payback methods.
Nathan Buckley's smear campaign against Cameron Ling
In 2002, Nathan Buckley became the first AFL footballer to be reported for wiping blood on an opponent - young Geelong onballer Cameron Ling.
Buckley expressed remorse at the incident, saying it was split-second reaction as a result of frustration borne out of the close attention he was getting from Ling, who was also booked for striking Buckley, resulting in the cut.
Buckley did it knowing that Ling would also then be forced off under the blood rule, which stipulates a player with blood on his jumper also has to leave the ground and change.
Peter Caven's nose meets Tony Lockett's elbow
Peter Caven likes to tell people he was the best looking bloke in the AFL before Tony Lockett left him splattered on the SCG turf like a bug on a windscreen.
The Swans defender runs back with the flight of a skied ball — only to be met by the full force of the St Kilda spearhead's brutal elbow.
The sickening clash left Caven with a compound fracture of his nose and Plugger was suspended for eight weeks.
The pair went on to be team-mates at the Swans, before Caven joined the Crows - where he played on Barry Hall and Wayne Carey in winning grand finals.
Matthew Lloyd takes out Brad Sewell, Josh Thurgood
The velvet sledge hammer cleaning up Brad Sewell with a high bump in 2009 season sparked another chapter in the modern Bombers v Hawks rivalry.
Hawthorn coach Alistair Clarkson had to be physically restrained on the boundary line by footy manager Mark Evans and Campbell Brown labelled Lloyd "one of the biggest snipers in the game" in a post-match radio interview.
The hatred was sparked in 2005 when Lloyd took out skinny, young Hawk Josh Thurgood.
It happened that Lloyd was wearing an arm guard after a recent forearm injury and it was that hard fibreglass object which caught Thurgood flush in the face, inflicting a depressed fracture of his cheekbone. Lloyd was actually cleared by the match review panel.
Face clawing and scratching
Brownlow Medallist Tony Liberatore copped three weeks for face clawing Brisbane’s Craig McRae in 1999, but was cleared of face scratching another Lion Steven Lawrence a year earlier. But his teammate Jose Romero got two weeks for scratching Brisbane’s Simon Black in 2000.
Libba was back in the thick of it in 2001 when a all-in brawl erupted against Richmond.
The Western Bulldogs great was suspended for five matches for opening Matthew Knights’ forehead in an incident that sparked a war of words between the Dogs and Richmond that lingered into the next few seasons.
Barry Hall's king hit on Brent Staker
While playing for West Coast, Brent Staker was knocked out by a powerful left hook from Hall during a clash between the Swans and Eagles 2008 at the SCG.
Hall was reported for striking and rubbed out for seven games and footage of the incident subsequently remains one of the most-watched footy clips on YouTube.
Interestingly, Eagles hardman Beau Waters was the only team-mate to challenge Hall after the incident - the other Eagles were possibly too scared of Big Bad Baz.
Staker said he was a 'bit sore' for a couple of weeks, during which he had trouble eating.
Chris Judd chicken wing tackle
Chris Judd's so-called chicken wing tackle on North Melbourne's Leigh Adams sparked outrage among fans
The Carlton skipper bent back the arm of Adams while the Kangaroos midfielder was lying face down at Etihad Stadium, with Adams requiring treatment for a shoulder injury.
Judd was suspended for four weeks for the offence, following a marathon sitting at the tribunal that lasted more than four hours.
Chris Lewis does a Luis Suarez
West Coast's Chris Lewis in 1991 was charged with biting Melbourne's Todd Viney on the finger.
Indigenous player Lewis was receiving club-instigated counselling at the time due to the racist abuse he was suffering during games, which is believed to be what provoked the attack.