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The AFL Tribunal is the disciplinary tribunal of the Australian Football League (an Australian rules football competition).
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In 2005, the AFL overhauled its disciplinary system by introducing a Match Review Panel that reviews and grades all reportable incidents each week. Offences are ranked against a set of criteria, then assigned a point value. This is then adjusted up or down according to the players previous record, and reduced a further 25% should a player plead guilty. Every 100 points will see the player in question suspended for one match. Players are able to contest either the grading of the offence against the criteria or they can plead not guilty to the entire offence. The tribunal adjudicates on these cases.
Administration
AFL Tribunal
- Chairman: David Jones (replacing Brian Collis)
- Members:
AFL Appeals Board
- Chairman: Peter O'Callaghan
- Members:
- Brian Collis QC
- Brian Bourke
- John Schultz
- Michael Gree
AFL Grievance Tribunal
- Chairman: Jack Rush QC
- Members:
- Kevin Power
- Michael Moncrieff
- Darren Baxter
- James Dowsley
- Roger Berryman
AFL Match Review Panel
- Chairman: Andrew McKay
- Members:
History
In recent years the heaviest suspension has been an eight week suspension handed out to Fremantle's Dean Solomon for striking Geelong's Cameron Ling in round 15 of the 2008 season.
In round 4, 2008 Barry Hall of the Sydney Swans was suspended for seven matches after striking West Coast's Brent Staker.
Suspensions
VFL/AFL records
Longest suspension
Qualification - 20 matches
| Player | Charge | Season | Matches | Club |
| Doug Fraser | Bribery | 1910 | 99^ | Carlton |
| Alex Lang | Bribery | 1910 | 99^ | Carlton |
| Fred Rutley | Attempted Kicking | 1925 | 89^ | North Melbourne |
| Bill Burns | Kicking | 1909 | 46^ | Richmond |
| George Topping | Striking | 1910 | 35 | Carlton |
| Bert Franks | Insulting Language To Umpire | 1910 | 33 | South Melbourne |
| Tommy Downs | Kicking | 1931 | 29 | Carlton |
| Percy Sheehan | Striking | 1910 | 28 | Carlton |
| Jack Shorten | Striking | 1910 | 28 | Collingwood |
| Arthur Coghlan | Striking | 1925 | 26 | Geelong |
| Stan Thomas | Elbowing | 1925 | 26 | Geelong |
| Dan Keily | Abusive Language | 1917 | 24 | Carlton |
| Arthur Ford | Unknown | 1910 | 23 | Carlton |
| Wally Warden | Kicking | 1928 | 22 | Footscray |
| Tom Baxter | Striking | 1910 | 21 | Collingwood |
| Dick Condon | Bad & Abusive Language | 1900 | 20 | Collingwood |
| Billy Gent | Striking | 1904 | 20 | South Melbourne |
| George Holden | Striking | 1911 | 20 | Fitzroy |
| Peter Reville | Striking | 1934 | 20 | South Melbourne |
^ prior to 1926, although some players were found guilty of serious offences and given a life sentence, in each case the penalty was later rescinded
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