Gary Ablett could face MRO scrutiny for third time this month for hit on Gold Coast’s Anthony Miles

Gary Ablett will be put under the match review spotlight for the third time this month after a strike on Gold Coast midfielder Anthony Miles. Has he run out of chances?

Gary Ablett (right) scuffles with Gold Coast midfielder Anthony Miles. Picture: AAP Image/Darren England.

Gary Ablett will be put under the match review spotlight for the third time this month after a strike on Gold Coast midfielder Anthony Miles.

A frustrated Ablett lashed out at Miles during the third quarter of the Cats’ clash against his former side on Saturday, missing his opponent with an initial attempt before collecting him with his right hand.

“It seems to get built up every week ... obviously I was a little bit clumsy there and I gave away a free kick,” Ablett said on Fox Footy.

“It was just undisciplined. Obviously I’m disappointed with it, but just a free kick.”

Anthony Miles clutches his face after a strike from Geelong star Gary Ablett. Picture: AAP Image/Darren England.

An umpire was only metres from Ablett when he made contact with Miles and paid a freekick, but no match day report was laid.

Much better angle of Ablett. If AFL fair dinkum he gets a week. He just punches Miles in the bottom of the jaw pic.twitter.com/ZYNdxayZOL

— Jon Ralph (@RalphyHeraldSun) May 25, 2019

“We’re going to see that replay several times over the next 48 hours,” commentator Alastair Lynch said.

Ablett has faced scrutiny twice this month, avoiding suspension for striking Essendon’s Dylan Shiel.

Gary Ablett elbows Dylan Shiel, an incident which resulted in a striking charge before he was cleared at the tribunal. Picture: AAP Image/Julian Smith.

Gary Ablett collects Sam Wright.

He was found to have no case to answer for an incident involving North Melbourne defender Sam Wright.

“For that very reason, it’s hard to see him getting rubbed out for that,” Paul Roos said on Fox Footy.

“They take into account, so much, whether the player was concussed or not, don’t they?”

Thoughts on this hit from Gary Ablett @7AFL 😬 #footycentral pic.twitter.com/K9008vqopm

— Jacqueline Felgate (@Jacquifelgate) 25 May 2019