Lions star whacked over 'contact to eye region'

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Brisbane seasoned Dayne Zorko has copped a one-match prohibition aft appearing to marque interaction with a players' oculus successful the aftermath of a unsafe tackle.

The incidental occurred successful the archetypal 4th of the Lions' nonaccomplishment to Adelaide connected Sunday, erstwhile Zorko wrapped up Crows youngster Luke Pedlar successful the Crows' guardant line.

After catching Pedlar high, Zorko appeared to hitch his close manus successful the portion of Pedlar's eye, with the incidental catching the attraction of the lucifer reappraisal officer.

The MRO assessed the incidental arsenic intentional behaviour with debased interaction and precocious contact, giving Zorko a one-match suspension arsenic a result.

Brisbane seasoned Dayne Zorko was handed a one-match suspension for this incidental involving Adelaide's Luke Pedlar (Fox Footy)

Zorko was not the lone prima to beryllium fixed a prohibition successful the aftermath of Sunday's thriller, with Crows midfielder Rory Laird handed a 1 match-ban for a tackle connected Lachie Neale.

Laird's tackle was assessed arsenic careless behaviour with mean interaction and precocious interaction aft helium appeared to sling Neale's caput into the turf.

If the 2 players take not to contention the bans astatine the tribunal connected Tuesday, Zorko volition miss Brisbane's clash against Hawthorn successful circular 13, with the Lions having a bye successful circular 12, portion Laird volition miss the circular 12 clash against the Suns.

Richmond prima Dustin Martin was the different subordinate to beryllium charged by the MRO, with the Tigers prima copping a $3000 good for striking Port Adelaide's Dan Houston.

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