{"id":125666,"date":"2025-09-07T14:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/125666\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:16:11","slug":"afl-mro-hawthorn-captain-ruckman-among-three-sanctioned-afl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/125666\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL MRO: Hawthorn captain, ruckman among three sanctioned &#8211; AFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/games-centre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"305\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" style=\"float:right;\" class=\"play-games-banner\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752988028_499_ZeroHanger_GamesCentre.png.webp.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/james-sicily\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Sicily<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/lloyd-meek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lloyd Meek<\/a> have been fined by the Match Review Officer (MRO) for separate offences, while GWS forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/callum-m-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Callum Brown<\/a> will also hand over a fee.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks prevailed over the Giants in Saturday&#8217;s epic elimination final at ENGIE Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Sicily was fined for careless contact with an umpire during the first quarter, while Meek was punished for his strike on direct opposition Keiren Briggs.<\/p>\n<p>The pair will pay $1,500 ($1,000 guilty plea).<\/p>\n<p>As for Brown, he will also pay the same amount for his strike on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/james-worpel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Worpel<\/a> in the first term.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the weekend, Geelong&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/tom-atkins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Atkins<\/a> was fined for careless contact with an umpire $3,125 ($1,875 guilty plea).<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/mark-keane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Keane<\/a> narrowly avoided a match suspension for his strike on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/steele-sidebottom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steele Sidebottom<\/a>, needing to pay a whopping $10,000 fine ($6,250 guilty plea).<\/p>\n<p>Collingwood&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/jordan-de-goey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan De Goey<\/a> should also count himself lucky for his bump on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/josh-worrell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Worrell<\/a>. 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