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Injured Eagle Elliot Yeo reckons West Coast will embrace the challenge of taking on… Viewed Match preview: Eagles v Tigers Take a look at the stats that matter, a key match-up and an Eagle to watch ahead of… 2 hrs. Watch the incident in the video above. Meanwhile, Brisbane haven’t ruled out challenging a two-match AFL ban for key forward Daniel McStay. Elliot Yeo is an integral part of the West Coast Eagles lineup. Viewed Last time we met the Tigers West Coast and Richmond played out a thrilling contest at the MCG, with the Tigers… 3 hrs. I hit him on the chest, with an open palm to get my separation.”Yeo said it was a “fend-off type motion” but conceded his finger may have brushed Wills’ neck on the way through, he added neither his opponent or the field umpire said anything at the time.“The jury have reached the decision in this case that they are not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that this was a reportable strike,” Jones said.“They consider that the initial contact from Yeo was to the chest and subsequent contact was made above the shoulders with the open hand and in the view of the jury the impact above the shoulders was negligible.“The jury is not satisfied that the reportable offence of striking was committed and finds player Yeo not guilty of the charge.”Dual All-Australian Yeo has only missed one game since the start of 2018 and he’ll now face Geelong on Saturday.West Coast failed to overturn Jeremy McGovern’s ban for striking Gold Coast’s Alex Sexton in round two - an incident graded the same as Yeo’s strike.Elliot Yeo faced the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.Did AFL gun Tom Hawkins deserve a suspension for this elbow?AFL issues ominous warning to clubs publicly sledging umpires The incident occurred as Yeo tussled with Collingwood midfielder Rupert Wills in the Eagles’ thumping 66-point win on Sunday. As I’ve gone to turn around, and get into position, he has pushed me again,” Yeo told the tribunal.“He then initiated contact, and to get my position at the stoppage, I then initiated contact with an open palm. West Coast successfully challenged Elliot Yeo’s one-match suspension for striking at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.
West Coast gun Elliot Yeo will face the AFL tribunal tonight with the club set to appeal his one-match ban for striking Collingwood’s Rupert Wills. West Coast star Elliot Yeo has been offered a one-match suspension for striking. WATCH THE INCIDENT IN THE PLAYER ABOVE. 'Listen to my whole press conference': Clarko refutes 'disrespect' claims'No sunbaking': AFL warns WAGs hub life is 'not a holiday' You can comfortably assume that Elliot Yeo will play every match of the season, and therefore every match for your supercoach side if you pick him. Meanwhile West Coast is set to be without star Elliot Yeo for next week’s crunch clash with Geelong after he was handed a one-game ban for striking. West Coast will challenge Elliot Yeo’s one-match suspension for striking at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday evening.The incident occurred as Yeo tussled with Magies player Ruper Wills late in the third-quarter of the 7NEWS has uncovered multiple angles of the strike which you can view in the video at the top of the page.The suspension cannot be increased if the challenge is unsuccessful, though the Eagles would be issued a financial penalty.The Eagles premiership player’s strike during the third quarter at Optus Stadium was graded as intentional, low impact and high contact.The strike occurred after some push-and-shove between Wills and Yeo just off the ball during a stoppage.Yeo, a two-time All-Australian, has missed just one game since the start of 2018.Meanwhile, Brisbane haven’t ruled out challenging a two-match AFL ban for key forward Daniel McStay.The 25-year-old will miss the Lions’ upcoming games against Essendon and Richmond after being booked for making forceful front-on contact with Melbourne’s Neville Jetta.Match review officer Michael Christian has graded the incident as careless, high impact and high contact.The 25-year-old swingman made contact with Jetta during the second quarter of the Lions’ thrilling four-point win against the Demons on Sunday night.Via social media on Monday night, the Lions stated there will be “more information (on Tuesday)“ leaving the door open for an appeal.Even if the club does challenge the charge, McStay doesn’t risk increasing his suspension above two games.“In terms of the impact grading, a range of things were taken into account, including the visual look of the incident,” Christian told reporters.“Taking into account the medical report, the impact on the player and also applying potential to cause, it was thought the most appropriate grading was high.”McStay chose to bump Jetta, instead of tackle, with the Demons defender going off the ground, before returning to play out the round-eight match at Metricon Stadium.Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin said Jetta “probably led with the head too much”.“If we can get our players to turn the body to protect it; I don’t think we want to see those types of incidents in footy,” he told Fox Footy’s AFL 360.“There’s a responsibility of the guy coming in (McStay) and there’s a responsibility with the guy taking the ball (Jetta).”West Coast star Elliot Yeo has been offered a one-match suspension for striking.West Coast star Elliot Yeo has been offered a one-match suspension for striking.Brisbane Lions swingman Daniel McStay (l) faces a two-game AFL ban after copping a contact charge. Elliot Yeo will be a terrfic scorer all season, right up there with the top end players in supercoach. West Coast successfully challenged Elliot Yeo’s one-match suspension for striking at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.The incident occurred as Yeo tussled with Collingwood midfielder Rupert Wills in the It happened after some push-and-shove between the pair during a stoppage and was graded intentional with low impact and high contact.Tribunal chairman David Jones was joined by a panel of David Neitz, Wayne Henwood and Stephen Jurica who deliberated for more than 30 minutes.“I was trying to get my breath back, my hands were on my knees. West Coast star Elliot Yeo is free to play in Saturday night's AFL clash with Geelong after having his striking charge overturned at the tribunal. Wills pushed me, and pushed me again. West Coast star Elliot Yeo has delivered a cheeky swipe at rivals Collingwood as they prepare to spend potentially the rest of the season outside of Victoria.