Steve Johnson offered a week, Daniel Hannebery cleared

Steve Johnson

Johnson, who is expected to be one of the leading contenders for the Brownlow Medal, was cited for misconduct in that he made contact with his head to Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley.

He incident was assessed as reckless conduct, low impact and high contact resulting in 125 demerit points and a one-match ban.

But due to an existing bad record and carry-over points, the penalty is increased to 234.28 points and a two-match suspension. An early guilty plea reduces the sanction down to one week and 75.31 carry-over points.

His incident with Michael Barlow was also assessed with the MRP deeming the force of his elbow was below that required to constitute a reportable offence.

Sydney are breathing a sigh of relief with Hannebery in the clear for his hit on Hurley.

The panel took the view that 'Hannebery was contesting the ball and did not have a realistic alternative way to contest the ball'.

Nick Malceski is also in the clear for his contact with umpire Troy Pannell.

Melbourne look likely to be without Chris Dawes for their Round 11 clash against Port Adelaide with the MRP offering the key forward a one-match ban for striking Richmond's Alex Rance.

The incident was assessed as reckless conduct, medium impact and high contact, which resulted in 225 points, but an early plea reduces it to 168.75 points and a one-match ban.

Finally, Fremantle's Zac Clarke can accept a reprimand for his strike on Johnson during the second term.

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