AFL round 11: All the latest MRO news from across the AFL

Geelong are in a four-game skid, and their stocks look set to take another hit, with two of their players suspended for separate incidents with Lachie Whitfield.

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA – MAY 25: Lachie Whitfield of the Giants reacts during the round 11 AFL match between Geelong Cats and Greater Western Sydney Giants at GMHBA Stadium on May 25, 2024 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

Geelong has received a double blow from the match review with Mark Blicavs and Jhye Clark both receiving one-match suspensions.

Clark and Blicavs are set to miss the clash against Richmond on Saturday night at GMHBA Stadium for their respective high bumps on GWS Giants’ star Lachie Whitfield.

In separate incidents, Clark and Blicavs both made high contact with Whitfield during Saturday afternoon’s loss which was Geelong’s fourth-straight defeat for the first time since 2006.

Lachie Whitfield in the hands of trainers. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

The suspensions will deepen the Cats’ midfield woes against the Tigers with Mark O’Connor, Shaun Mannagh and Brandon Parfitt all likely to be considered to replace the Cats’ duo.

The AFL graded the incidents as careless conduct, high contact and medium impact, triggering a one-match ban.

Blicavs is one of the Cats’ most important players and one of the most versatile talls in the league, while Clark is one of Geelong’s most promising young playmakers.

Originally published as AFL round 11: All the latest MRO news from across the AFL