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In today\u2019s AFL Briefing, your daily wrap of footy news:Three players have been offered one-week bans by the MRO after Saturday\u2019s play.A subsidiary of a firm owned by the Chinese government is in the mix to bid for a $1.13 billion Tasmanian stadium construction contract.North Melbourne inflicted another heavy defeat on the Tigers.Jye Amiss kicked a career-high five goals as Fremantle maintained their western derby dominance against the Eagles.Two Hawks, one Sun offered one-match bans<\/p>\n
Greg Dundas<\/p>\n
Two of Hawthorn\u2019s prime-movers were offered suspensions and Port Adelaide\u2019s Zak Butters copped another whack in the hip-pocket in the AFL match review officer findings from Saturday\u2019s three-point thriller at Marvel Stadium.<\/p>\n
Skipper James Sicily and craft goalsneak Dylan Moore were the two Hawks given one-game bans, both for striking Port\u2019s Logan Evans in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
If they choose not to challenge those bans at a tribunal hearing, they will miss the Hawks round-seven clash with Gold Coast.<\/p>\n
Butters \u2013 Port\u2019s acting captain \u2013 was offered a $1000 fine for striking Hawthorn\u2019s Sam Butler in the same quarter of the same game. He\u2019s already booked in for a separate appeal hearing on Monday as he fights against a $1500 fine imposed on him by the AFL a week earlier.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The league\u2019s tribunal last week found Butters guilty of directing abusive and insulting language at umpire Nick Foot in Port\u2019s Gather Round loss to St Kilda.<\/p>\n
Butters\u2019 teammate Joshua Lai was also fined $1000 for making careless contact with an umpire in Saturday\u2019s game, while there two penalties handed down from the game between Gold Coast and Essendon.<\/p>\n
Sicily was caught on camera tangling with Evans off the ball, allegedly striking him in the midriff late in the third quarter. The undisciplined act resulted in Evans getting a shot at goal after the siren. The MRO deemed the contact was intentional and of medium impact.<\/p>\n
Moore also gave Evans a free kick earlier in the quarter, with an act on his team\u2019s 50m line that was rated the same by the MRO.<\/p>\n
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John Noble disposes of the ball in Saturday\u2019s game.AFL Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The Suns face the prospect of not having defender John Noble for the clash against the Hawks after the MRO found he\u2019d committed rough conduct against Bomber Thomas Edwards in the fourth quarter. Noble was found to have hit Edwards high, carelessly at medium contact.<\/p>\n
He raised his arms and collected the Bomber as they competed for a ball near the boundary line on the Suns half-forward line, with Edwards rubbing his head behind his ear afterwards. Former captain Youk Miller was fined $1000 for making careless contact with an umpire in the same game.<\/p>\n
Chinese link to Tasmania AFL stadium build bid<\/p>\n
A subsidiary of a firm owned by the Chinese government is in the mix to bid for a $1.13 billion stadium construction contract.<\/p>\n
The Tasmanian government has selected Constructure Joint Venture and BESIX Watpac to participate in the tender process to build Hobart\u2019s Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium.<\/p>\n
The divisive 23,000-seat roofed waterfront venue, which was approved by state parliament in December<\/a>, will be the home of the Tasmania Devils AFL club.<\/p>\n Both groups cleared the initial expression-of-interest phase and will pass through to the preliminary stages of the tender process.<\/p>\n Constructure comprises several firms, including China Construction Oceania, a subsidiary of parent company China State Construction Engineering Corporation.<\/p>\n Headquartered in Beijing, the corporation is among the world\u2019s largest construction companies with more than 360,000 employees, according to its website.<\/p>\n Italian firm Webuild S.p.A. and New Zealand-founded McConnell Dowell are also key partners.<\/p>\n Asked if he was comfortable with the Chinese government potentially being involved, Macquarie Point Urban Renewal Minister Eric Abetz would not be drawn.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s, if you like, a joint venture between three different national companies,\u201d he told reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe look forward to the bid and moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Tier-one construction firms that operate in Australia are generally internationally owned, Macquarie Point Development Corporation chief executive Anne Beach said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gives us the benefit of a balance sheet, the capacity, the risk management and the expertise,\u201d Ms Beach said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a joint venture and Webuild is the lead in that, and we\u2019re comfortable they\u2019ve demonstrated capacity to deliver on this project.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tasmanian government hopes to award a contract for the stadium\u2019s construction by the end of 2026. It was recently revealed the venue would not be ready until 2031 – Tasmania\u2019s third season in the AFL and AFLW. North annihilate Tigers, showcase versatility<\/p>\n Cam Zurhaar has shone in a new role across halfback as North Melbourne franked their best start to an AFL season in a decade with a 75-point thumping of injury-hit bottom side Richmond.<\/p>\n With Paul Curtis kicking a career-high six goals, the Kangaroos logged their greatest winning margin under Alastair Clarkson in the 20.10 (130) to 7.13 (55) victory at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n It lifts them to a 4-2 record and their strongest return through six games since a 9-0 opening to 2016, when they last played finals.<\/p>\n The Tigers lost acting captain Tim Taranto (concussion), Sam Banks (dislocated shoulder) and Maurice Rioli Jr (hamstring) to injuries, and are 0-6 in their worst start since 2010.<\/p>\n It could have been a different story, with the woefully inaccurate Tigers trailing by 39 points at the main break despite having more scoring shots to that point.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s not a hell of a lot of mercy in this game \u2013 you\u2019ve just got to do what you\u2019ve got to do to win games of footy,\u201d Clarkson said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were a little bit fortunate we got the Tigers on the hop in terms of their injuries, but we still needed to go out and perform the way that we wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n Young star Harry Sheezel tallied 39 disposals, seven clearances and one goal in an influential display for North, with Luke Davies-Uniacke (26 possesions), Colby McKercher (26) and George Wardlaw (25) also important.<\/p>\n Usually a threat in attack, the explosive Zurhaar (23 disposals) was redeployed behind the ball and had a game-high 644 metres gained.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n North had no shortage of options in the front half as Curtis, Cooper Trembath (three), Nick Larkey (two) and Zane Duursma (two) kicked multiple majors.<\/p>\n Young gun Sam Lalor had 22 disposals and one goal for Richmond, while Seth Campbell and Jack Ross (26 touches) added two majors each.<\/p>\n After Banks was hurt in a crunching Davies-Uniacke tackle in the opening minutes, Curtis kicked three first-quarter goals to give North the early ascendancy.<\/p>\n The Tigers, who also lost Rioli before half-time, created plenty of scoring opportunities but repeatedly let themselves down with poor finishing.<\/p>\n Richmond paid a price as the Kangaroos piled on eight consecutive goals and blew the lead out to 47 points before the main break.<\/p>\n Taranto was out of action early in the third term and North kicked away as Trembath, who was blanketed by Noah Balta in the first half, worked his way into the contest.<\/p>\n Related Article Tom Powell provided a highlight with a soccer-style goal off the deck through heavy traffic in the final term and the Kangaroos won every quarter, with Curtis kicking the last three majors of the match.<\/p>\n Young gun Sam Lalor stepped up for Richmond in the absence of Taranto and rested star Jacob Hopper, tallying 22 disposals and one goal.<\/p>\n Seth Campbell and Jack Ross (26 touches) added two majors each, but the undermanned Tigers were unable to fight back after blowing too many scoring opportunities early in the contest.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it starts ticking over you could sense the pressure was building on whoever was taking the next shot,\u201d Richmond coach Adem Yze said.<\/p>\n \u201cAt halftime it\u2019s 2.12 to 10.3 and they were making everything count, and we weren\u2019t, and it can start to affect the morale of the group.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you paint the picture at halftime and (you are winning) all the main KPIs that you want to be in front of, the hardest thing is telling the story when the scoreboard\u2019s telling you something different – especially when it\u2019s a young group.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 AAP<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Hi-five for Amiss as Dockers crush West Coast<\/p>\n Justin Chadwick<\/p>\n Jye Amiss has kicked a career-high five goals as Fremantle maintained their western derby dominance with a 56-point win over West Coast in Perth.<\/p>\n The Eagles took a surprise lead early in the second quarter of Sunday\u2019s match, but Fremantle steadied to seal the 14.13 (97) to 5.11 (41) win in front of 54,232 fans.<\/p>\n It marked Fremantle\u2019s ninth win from the past 10 derbies, but West Coast still hold a 33-29 lead in the overall tally.<\/p>\n The Dockers\u2019 fifth win on the trot kept them in second spot on the ladder with a 5-1 record, behind Sydney on percentage only.<\/p>\n All-Australian defender Jordan Clark won the Glendinning-Allan medal as best afield for his 27 disposals, one goal, 622m gained and 11 score involvements.<\/p>\n Murphy Reid (26 disposals, 10 score involvements) and Luke Jackson (29 hitouts, 16 disposals, one goals) also played important roles.<\/p>\n Amiss had kicked four goals on nine previous occasions, but he finally cracked through that barrier early in the final quarter when he nailed a 50m set shot.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old finished with a club-record nine marks inside 50m, beating Matthew Pavlich\u2019s tally of eight.<\/p>\n Amiss also notched 13 disposals, one goal assist and 5.4 as West Coast struggled to cover all bases in a tall Fremantle forward line containing Amiss, Patrick Voss (three goals), Josh Treacy and Jackson.<\/p>\n AAP<\/p>\n Keep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country. 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Fremantle\u2019s Jye Amiss.AFL Photos<\/p>\n