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Port's Justin Westhoff must serve his one-match ban for striking Bomber Cale Hooker. Source: Colleen Petch / Herald Sun
HAWTHORN won't have to contend with Port Adelaide key forward Justin Westhoff at AAMI Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Westhoff failed on Tuesday night in an AFL Tribunal challenge to overturn a one-match suspension for a striking charge.
| P | W | D | L | % | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 140.96 | 48 |
| 2 | Geelong | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 127.96 | 48 |
| 3 | Essendon | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 129.86 | 44 |
| 4 | Sydney | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 131.58 | 42 |
| 5 | Fremantle | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 125.89 | 42 |
| 6 | Richmond | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 116.55 | 36 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 107.84 | 36 |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 113.73 | 32 |
| 9 | West Coast | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 109.95 | 28 |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 118.60 | 24 |
| 11 | Carlton | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 109.19 | 24 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 104.89 | 24 |
| 13 | Gold Coast | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 89.26 | 20 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 78.08 | 20 |
| 15 | Bulldogs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 76.90 | 16 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 84.44 | 12 |
| 17 | Melbourne | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 55.27 | 8 |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 52.21 | 0 |
The Power forward admitted striking Essendon's Cale Hooker, but argued it was reckless rather than intentional.
Had Westhoff convinced the jury to downgrade the charge to the lesser conduct category, he would have escaped with a reprimand and been available for the important home game against the ladder leaders.
Westhoff told the jury of ex-players, Emmett Dunne, Wayne Schimmelbusch and Wayne Henwood, that he accidentally struck Hooker to the chin as he attempted to ward him off in a clash after the three-quarter time siren at Etihad Stadium last Sunday.
He said Hooker had "made a beeline towards myself'' in what had been a hotly contested close game.
"My reaction was to use the forearm across the chest. I didn't want to back down and show any weakness towards him. That's why I reacted,'' Westhoff said.
"I believe I hit the shoulder first. It was never my intention to hit him above the shoulder. I'm not the type of player to go down that line. I pay my opponent respect.''
In cross-examination, Westhoff said: "Obviously, the forearm slipped up .... obviously got him high.''
Field umpire Chris Kamolins, called as a witness by the AFL legal counsel, told the hearing he was only 2-3m away when he saw Westhoff raise the right elbow to the approaching Hooker. "From where I was standing, I believe contact was to the chin with the elbow.''
Umpire Kamolins informed the players of the report before the start of the last quarter. He said Hooker's response was "there was nothing in it.''
Westhoff, who had a six-years good record, was only risking extra carryover demerit points by fighting the charge and he now has 68.75 for the next 12 months.
West Coast's Patrick McGinnity accepted a three-match suspension for rough conduct, Adelaide's Shaun McKernan will miss two games for a striking offence and GWS Giants Taylor Adams is out for one match, also from a striking charge.
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