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GEELONG has accepted Paul Chapman's one-game ban, ruling him out of Friday night's preliminary final against Hawthorn.
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But the Cats have expressed their unhappiness with the verdict and the way the match review panel runs, while Chapman has questioned if the game is turning soft.
Cats coach Chris Scott confirmed on Tuesday morning Chapman would plead guilty, accepting a 25 per cent discount that allows him to accept a one-match suspension.
"We're not going to challenge that one, that's not to say that we agree with the decision," he said.
"I think there will be a time for the AFL as an industry to discuss the merits of these decisions, the process by which they are arrived at, but that's not this week.
"We are focussing on a preliminary final and at the end of the season everyone will get together to talk about these things."
Scott said Chapman was coping well.
"He's actually pretty good, he's pretty philosophical about these things. We understand the system is stacked against you."
Earlier, Chapman said he was frustrated with the decision and the direction the game was heading.
"They have their rules and I suppose I broke them, but, you know, is the game getting softer?" he said.
"These are the questions you sort of have to ask."
Chapman was hit with a one-match suspension for rough conduct against Port Adelaide's Robbie Gray.
Geelong would have had to challenge the verdict at the AFL Tribunal if it wanted Chapman for Friday night's preliminary final against Hawthorn.
But the move would have carried a big risk - if Chapman's challenge failed he could have been rubbed out for two games, ruling him out of the Grand Final if the Cats make it.
The match review panel deemed Chapman's bump on Gray to be reckless (two points), of low impact (one point) and high contact (two points).
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Chapman was yesterday hit with a one-match suspension for rough conduct against Port Adelaide's Robbie Gray.
Geelong would have had to challenge the verdict at the AFL Tribunal tonight if it wanted Chapman for Friday night's preliminary final against Hawthorn.
But the move would have carried a big risk - if Chapman's challenge failed he could have been rubbed out for two games, ruling him out of the Grand Final if the Cats make it.
Chapman said this morning he was frustrated with the decision and the direction the game was heading.
"They have their rules and I suppose I broke them, but, you know, is the game getting softer?" he told the AFL website.
"These are the questions you sort of have to ask," he said.
The match review panel deemed Chapman's bump on Gray to be reckless (two points), of low impact (one point) and high contact (two points).
It drew a total of 225 demerit points - and a two-game penalty - that can be reduced to one match by pleading guilty.
Sydney fared better when key defender Ted Richards escaped suspension for his hit on Carlton's Levi Casboult.
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