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Tribunal Upholds Van Rooyen’s Three-Game Striking Ban

Melbourne lose their in-form key forward for Saturday’s match, likely leaving them without him for the first two finals.

Melbourne have made the call to challenge Jacob van Rooyen's three-match AFL suspension. (Adam Trafford/AAP PHOTOS)
Melbourne have failed at the AFL tribunal to reduce Jacob van Rooyen’s three-match striking ban.

Overview

  • A late second-quarter marking contest at Adelaide Oval saw Jacob van Rooyen’s left arm strike Port Adelaide’s Aliir Aliir and leave Aliir motionless on the ground.
  • Aliir failed a Head Injury Assessment after the incident and was diagnosed with a concussion, removing him from the match and triggering medical and safety protocols.
  • The Match Review Officer graded the contact as careless, high contact and severe impact and offered van Rooyen a three-game ban.
  • Tribunal members upheld that three-game sanction after a 90-minute hearing on Tuesday, rejecting Melbourne’s marking-defence and declining the club’s bid to call a biomechanist.
  • Melbourne has lodged an appeal to the AFL appeals board, and the ruling raises immediate competitive pressure on the club while highlighting concussion risks and duty-of-care rules in marking contests.