Dees veteran Vince takes MRP medicine

Melbourne veteran Bernie Vince will miss their next two AFL games after accepting his punishment for striking Adelaide's Eddie Betts.

Bernie Vince

Melbourne have accepted a two-game suspension handed to Bernie Vince. (AAP)

Melbourne have accepted a two-game suspension handed to Bernie Vince for striking Adelaide's Eddie Betts.

The AFL tribunal will not sit on Tuesday night, with all players charged by the match review panel accepting their sanctions.

Vince was sanctioned for elbowing Betts during the first quarter of Saturday night's game in Darwin.

The incident was classified as intentional conduct with low impact to the head, but the sanction was inflated by Vince's bad record, including a suspension earlier in the year.

Vince also accepted a $1000 fine for a head-high bump on Richard Douglas.

The former Crow is one of five Demons to be suspended for striking opponents off the ball this season, and co-captain Nathan Jones said the veteran was hurting the team with his lack of discipline.

"He really does need to smarten himself up," Jones told RSN radio on Tuesday.

"It's happened far too often with him over the past 12-18 months, he's been (suspended) too many times.

"It's frustrating for us because he's a very important player to us."

Meanwhile, Brisbane's Nick Robertson copped a one-game ban for headbutting Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin, as well as a $1500 fine for kneeing Dustin Martin during Sunday's clash at Etihad Stadium.

Martin accepted a $1500 fine for making "unreasonable and unnecessary" contact to Robertson's face with an open palm.

The Tigers superstar also copped a $1000 fine for rough conduct on Lewis Taylor.

Martin has been targeted heavily by taggers but must keep his temper in check for the remainder of the season.

A third low-level offence will trigger a one-game suspension, making him ineligible to win his first Brownlow medal.

Crows skipper Taylor Walker accepted a $1000 fine for striking Jordan Lewis, as did Port Adelaide's Jackson Trengove for striking North Melbourne's Scott Thompson.


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