Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe's hopes of securing a second Brownlow Medal hang by a thread after he was issued with a one-match suspension for his crude forearm to the head of Collingwood's Levi Greenwood.
Unless Fyfe is able to have the sanction overturned at the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night he will be ineligible for a second Brownlow Medal, having previously won the award in 2015.
The Dockers have confirmed they will challenge Fyfe's suspension, but will risk a $10,000 fee if the ban is upheld.
The incident from Sunday's match at the MCG was assessed by match review officer Michael Christian as intentional contact with low impact to the head.
Fyfe — who had been sitting atop the Brownlow Medal betting charts after a stunning first half of the season — has until 11:00am (AEST) on Tuesday to decide whether to take his case to the tribunal.
Fyfe was ineligible for the 2014 Brownlow because of suspension.
North Melbourne youngster Jy Simpkin was issued with a two-match ban for rough conduct following an incident that left Brisbane onballer Allan Christensen concussed.
Richmond defender Alex Rance was fined $1000 for staging for a free kick in Saturday night's Dreamtime at the 'G encounter against Essendon.
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