Defender James Frawley has also accepted his reprimand, but will be available to play against Freo.
Dunn was charged with a level one striking offence against Richmond’s Luke McGuane, during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s clash at the MCG.
But due to his record, Dunn’s one-match suspension had to remain.
Frawley was charged with a level two striking offence against Tiger Robin Nahas. But due to his five-year good record, he was able to take the reprimand.
Football manager Josh Mahoney said the Demons accepted the match review panel’s decisions.
“After considering all the evidence and the findings of the match review panel, we have decided to accept the prescribed penalties,” he said.
“Unfortunately, Lynden’s undisciplined act has cost him a one game suspension.
“This is disappointing as he has been showing some good signs after being switched into defence over the past three weeks.”
Here are the match review panel details for both charges:
Lynden Dunn, Melbourne, has been charged with a Level One striking offence against Luke McGuane, Richmond, during the fourth quarter of the Round 15 match between Melbourne and Richmond, played at the MCG on Saturday July 7, 2012.
In summary, due to his previous poor record, his one-match sanction must remain at one match, even with an early plea.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of two matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 20 per cent to 150 demerit points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 112.50 points and a one-match sanction.
James Frawley, Melbourne, has been charged with a Level Two striking offence against Robin Nahas, Richmond, during the third quarter of the Round 15 match between Melbourne and Richmond, played at the MCG on Saturday July 7, 2012.
In summary, he can accept a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record with an early plea, due to a five-year good record.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Richmond Football Club, the incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing five-year good record, reducing the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 70.31 points towards his future record.
