CARLTON could face the reigning premiers this Saturday night minus Jarrad Waite, with the important key position player facing a one-match suspension for striking Fremantle's Chris Mayne.
Waite, 25, has been charged with a level one striking offence for his clash with the young Docker during Saturday's match at Telstra Dome. The match review panel handed the forward/defender 80 demerit points for his action.
A total of 97.75 carry-over points from within the last 12 months pushes Waite over the one-match ban threshold, which cannot be reduced to less than 100 points even with an early plea.
The Blues will have to clear Waite's name at Tuesday night's tribunal if they want him to play against Geelong at Telstra Dome this weekend.
Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell has escaped suspension for tripping Melbourne's Simon Buckley, and has been offered a reprimand and 93.75 points with an early guilty plea.
If the Hawks choose to argue the charge at the tribunal, they will risk having the midfielder suspended for one match as the initial offence has drawn a total of 125 demerit points and a one-week sanction.
In other match review panel news, Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich has been fined $1950 with an early plea for making negligent contact with umpire Gary Fila, while Melbourne's Nathan Jones has been awarded the same penalty for a similar offence against umpire Matthew James.
shame the AFL had to notice it lol tribunal is a joke they need to revamp it out with the old and in with the new 
