Harry O'Brien collides with Luke Hodge.
COLLINGWOOD defender Harry O'Brien was the victim of two wrong decisions as a front-on bump charge against him was thrown out.
The AFL admitted yesterday O'Brien should have received the free kick rather than a booking at the MCG on Sunday.
It said Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge had been the offender for sliding in for the ball and making contact with the upright O'Brien.
"When he went to ground he had a bit of momentum and he made contact to Harry O'Brien below the knees, causing him to topple over. That's one of those ones, mistake by the umpire. It should have been a free kick to Harry O'Brien,'' umpires boss Jeff Gieschen said.
And unbeaten Essendon must go to the AFL tribunal to avoid disrupting the team with No.1 ruckman Patrick Ryder and new midfielder Nick Kommer hit with three and two games suspensions for rough conduct.
Ryder copped four matches for the shoulder bump that forced Fremantle defender Luke McPharlin to be subbed off in the opening quarter in Perth last Friday night.
While he can shave off one game by pleading guilty, his demerit points tally was swelled by 66 carried over for escaping with a reprimand from a tripping charge last season.
Kommer copped three games, reduced to two with an early plea, for his bump that sent Docker Kepler Bradley to the bench with a badly cut head.
Even Hodge's teammates were confused by the umpire's ruling in their favour, one of several puzzling free kicks at the weekend concerning the sliding crackdown this season.
"The way it's been explained to us is, if you slide in and contact someone front on in the legs, it is a free kick to the guy who is standing over the ball," vice-captain Jordan Lewis said yesterday.
Lewis said players were trying to adjust for the new rule, but that was compounded by wet conditions at the MCG
GWS Giants are weakened for Sunday's game against similarly winless Melbourne with Rising Star nomination Devon Smith outed for one match for rough conduct against St Kilda's Jarryn Geary.
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