NTFL 2023-24: Saints’ Jackson Calder charged for umpire abuse in Round 15
A player’s chances of winning three-straight leading goal scoring trophies is in jeopardy after he was charged with insulting an umpire. Read the latest charges from the 2023-24 season.
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A St Mary’s goal-scoring ace could miss out on his third straight Dennis Dunn leading goal scorer trophy after copping a suspension for insulting an umpire.
Full forward Jackson Calder has been the premier goal scorer in the NTFL across the past three seasons twice winning the Dennis Dun accolade.
However, the 2021-22 Chaney Medallist’s campaign to go three seasons in a row has been hit with a serious dent after his Round 15 indiscretion.
The Saints vice-captain was charged with using abusive, insulting or obscene language towards or in relation to an umpire in the fourth quarter of the match against PINT.
Calder’s insult was deemed to be low volume and earned him a two match ban with an option of a one week suspension instead, if he makes an early guilty plea.
The star is currently third in the standings for goals scored with 48 from 12 games, behind Waratah’s Jayden Magro (55) and Southern Districts’ Jarrod Brander (54).
Team mate Jack Landt was also charged for disputing an umpire’s decision in the third quarter of the match St Mary’s won 6.9 (45) to 4.6 (30) against the Greenants.
Landt’s disagreement was deemed a low level offence and awarded a one match ban, down to a reprimand for an early guilty plea.
Meanwhile, Palmerston player Tate Barrett will also be on the sidelines for a couple of weeks after engaging in rough conduct against Southern Districts’ Jonathon Ross.
The third quarter incident was deemed intentional conduct with low impact and high contact resulting in a two match ban, down to one with an early guilty plea.
Districts went on to win the match 18.22 (130) to 3.3 (21), with Ross scoring nine goals.
ROUND 14:
An NTFL representative player could miss the big game against Essendon after being hit with a ban for striking his opposition in Round 14.
Palmerston’s Lucas Edmonds was selected to represent the competition against the VFL side after playing a starring role in the Magpies’ 2023-24 endeavours.
However, he could miss out after being charged with striking Nathan Stewart from the Darwin Buffaloes in the fourth quarter of their encounter.
Edmonds’ strike was deemed intentional conduct with high contact, and despite the low impact has landed him with a two-match ban, which includes Wednesday’s rep game.
If he makes an early guilty plea he can have it reduced to just one match, however that would still impact the match against the Dons.
The Buffaloes went on to beat Edmonds’ Magpies 19.19 (133) to 7.6 (48), despite his efforts which included 32 touches and a goal.
Tiwi stalwart Patrick Heenan has landed himself in hot water as he also faces a striking charge after hitting Dylan Clarke from Nightcliff.
Heenan’s strike was seen as intentional conduct with low impact and high contact, resulting in the same two weeks ban received by Edmonds, which can be reduced to one with an early guilty plea.
Heenan was heavily involved in the match, however his side went down to Nightcliff 16.16 (112) to 5.8 (38).
Veteran Muk Muk to spend time on sideline after striking player
A Wanderers stalwart has been hit with a multi-match ban after being found to have struck an opposition player in Round 12 of the NTFL.
The match review panel found longtime Muk Muk Brenton Motlop to have struck Nightcliff’s Jay Moody during the third quarter of their match up.
The moment in the wet prompted plenty of aggression from both sides for the following five minutes as they fought it out in the rain.
Motlop’s conduct was deemed intentional with high impact and body contact resulting in a three match ban, which he can have reduced to two with an early guilty plea.
Nightcliff came away the winners, beating Wanderers 18.14 (122) to 4.4 (28) to climb to second on the Premier League table.
It followed a more eventful pre-Christmas Round 11 of tribunal action where multiple players found themselves on the wrong side of the tribunal.
Nightcliff’s Jack Monigetti was hit with a three match ban, down to two, for engaging in rough conduct.
Jordan Briston of the Tiwi Bombers copped the same ban, while his side’s captain Brendan Kantilla accepted a one match ban for striking.
Meanwhile, Darwin Buffettes coach Mel Taylor also received a one match ban for insulting an umpire in the fourth quarter of her side’s 10.6 (66) to 13.11 (89) loss to Nightcliff.
Buffaloes trio cop bans
Darwin Buffaloes could be without a few of their big names in their next encounter with three of their players charged for on-field indiscretions.
TikTok star Tom Baulch, goal kicker Hassan Ahmat-Watkins and the in-form Hayden Brown have all been charged following the Buffs’ Round 10 12.10 (82) to 8.9 (57) loss to PINT.
Fly-in player Baulch was caught out after making an obscene gesture in the fourth quarter of the match.
The match review panel found the gesture was only a low level offence and handed the Double Blue player a one game penalty, which he can reduce to a reprimand.
Brown found himself in tribunal trouble when he struck PINT’s Benjamin Brett in the second quarter of the match.
The match review panel found the strike to be intentional conduct with medium impact and high contact earning him a three-match ban.
However, if he makes an early guilty plea he can have the ban reduced to two weeks.
Ahmat-Watkins was also done for striking, this time in the fourth quarter against Greenant Ethan Smith.
His action was found to be intentional conduct with low impact and high contact, resulting in a two-match penalty, which can be reduced to one with an early guilty plea.
Meanwhile, in the Women’s Premier League it was Tedisha Bush of Wanderers who found herself in tribunal trouble after her side’s 18.15 (123) to 0.3 (3) loss to Palmerston.
She was charged with carelessly charging an opponent, namely Hannah Torsney, in the fourth quarter.
The match review panel gave her a three-match ban after finding her conduct to be intentional with medium impact and high contact.
She can accept a two-match ban with an early guilty plea.
League best and fairest winner cops suspension after NTFL Rd 9
A two-time Women’s best and fairest winner could miss up to four weeks of the NTFL season after being charged with rough conduct in the latest NTFL round.
Darwin Buffettes’ Molly Althouse was found to have engaged in rough conduct in her sides Round 8 6.8 (44) to 4.0 (24) loss to St Mary’s.
She was picked up for taking on Saints’ Hannah Fosbrooke in the fourth quarter of the encounter in what the match review panel deemed intentional conduct with high impact and high contact.
Althouse has been the leading player in the competition for the past two NTFL seasons, but could be banned for up to four matches, which will see her return in Round 15.
However, she can accept a three match penalty if she makes an early guilty plea.
If Althouse does get suspended she will ineligible for the best and fairest at the end of the season, after winning the past two.
Meanwhile, Tiwi Bombers defender and defensive leader Sam Darley has been charged with striking Jerome Motlop from Wanderers.
The incident occurred about 20 minutes into the second quarter with the match review panel finding Darley’s conduct to be intentional with low impact and high contact.
The Bombers went on to win 19.20 (134) to 9.7 (61), their second win of the season, at Wurrumiyanga Oval.
However, they could be without Darley for up to two weeks, or he could accept a one week penalty if he makes an early guilty plea.
Districts star among NTFL players who copped bans after Round 8
A Southern Districts midfielder will miss the remainder of the pre-Christmas period with four players finding themselves in tribunal trouble after NTFL Round 8.
Explosive midfield forward Ronald Fejo was found guilty of using threatening language towards Nightcliff’s Zachary Moody during the blockbuster encounter.
The back and forth encounter was full of momentum swings but Fejo was found guilty of threatening his opposition player at low to medium volume.
The moment was one which gave the Tigers an advantage in the lead up to their 15.2 (92) to 12.12 (84) win.
The match review panel gave Fejo a three-match ban, however he chose to make an early guilty plea accepting two weeks on the sideline instead, which will see him return in January.
Saints’ forward Jack Landt also found himself in tribunal trouble after allegedly striking Palmerston’s Jacob Lampton in the second quarter of the match St Mary’s won 33.12 (210) to 5.5 (35).
The match review panel found Landt’s actions involved intentional conduct with low impact and high contact, carrying a penalty of two matches, which could be reduced to one with a guilty plea.
However, Landt, who scored five goals in the match, decided to take the charge to the tribunal.
Lampton didn’t escape trouble either with the league finding he had head butted Landt during the same scuffle.
The match review panel found his actions to be intentional conduct with low impact and high contact carrying a penalty of two matches, but Lampton chose to accept a one-match ban.
Magpies’ Brody Rudd was also found guilty of striking Saints’ premier goal kicker Jackson Calder during the second quarter.
His actions were deemed intentional with low impact and body contact resulting in a one-match ban, however he made an early guilty plea and came away with a reprimand.
PINT and Nightcliff stars cop charges for fiery NTFL Round 2
Players from both Nightcliff Tigers and PINT are facing missing matches after being put on report in a scrappy affair at Nightcliff Oval.
The dust ups involved Ethan Smith from the Greenants who was charged with making forceful front-on contact while Nightcliff’s midfield recruit Jonathan Lanyon had his head over the ball.
The incident took place in the opening quarter of the match with Smith’s conduct graded as careless conduct with medium impact and high contact.
It means Smith could be out for up to two matches, or he can accept a one match dismissal if he makes an early guilty plea.
If he accepts, he will miss the Greenants next fixture against reigning premiers Waratah at Gardens Oval on Friday.
It wasn’t the only incident which caught the match review panel’s attention from the Round 2 which resulted in a 20-point win for PINT, their first of the season.
Nightcliff’s Jay Moody has been charged with striking former PINT captain Benjamin Smyth in the second quarter of the match.
The strike was deemed as careless conduct with low impact and high contact resulting in a one match base sanction.
However, Moody can accept a reprimand with an early guilty plea, meaning he will be back in action for his side’s Round 3 match against Wanderers at TIO Stadium.
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