Luke Hodge offered reprimand, James Podsiadly banned

 Geelong's James Podsiadly (centre) raises his elbow and and strikes St Kilda's Jack Steven (left) while being tackled. Photo: Channel Seven

Hawthorn skipper Luke Hodge has escaped suspension for tripping, but Geelong forward James Podsiadly faces a one-match ban.
Hodge was offered a reprimand for tripping Essendon's Paddy Ryder in the Hawks' 56-point victory.
But Hodge has already been to the AFL tribunal once this season to fight a reprimand and carryover points, and won.

 Hawthorn's Luke Hodge sticks out his leg and makes contact with Essendon's Paddy Ryder. Photo: Channel Seven

He beat a rough conduct charge last month.

Hodge has until Tuesday lunchtime to decide whether to roll the dice at the tribunal once more, though if he pleads guilty he will be free to play against Richmond at the MCG on Saturday.
Podsiadly faces suspension for his raised forearm which laid out St Kilda midfielder Jack Steven at Simonds Stadium at the weekend.
He had carryover points arising from a separate incident of rough conduct against Adelaide the previous weekend, which tipped him over the points threshold into a one-match ban.
The match review panel has issued $12,000 in melee fines from the weekend's Fremantle-Adelaide clash.
Dockers duo Danyle Pearce and Michael Walters were slugged $3000 each for instigating the stoush before the opening bounce - the duo making an early beeline for Crows skipper Nathan van Berlo.
Essendon defender Jake Carlisle has accepted a reprimand for striking Hawthorn's Lance Franklin. The club confirmed that both he and teammate Jake Melksham, who was also offered a reprimand for rough conduct, would accept those penalties.
They are now free to play in the Bombers' clash with Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday.
Bomber Nick Kommer can accept a $1950 fine for abusing an umpire, while Hawthorn ruckman Max Bailey faces a $900 fine for making contact with an umpire if he makes an early guilty plea.
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