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Gardiner fined $2000 for two AFL incidents

The AFL Tribunal will not sit on Tuesday after all players charged in round six accepted early guilty pleas.

Brisbane's Darcy Gardiner (L) strikes Geelong's Jordan Murdoch
Brisbane's Darcy Gardiner (L) has been fined $2000 after pleading guilty to two separate incidents. (AAP)

Brisbane's Darcy Gardiner has been fined $2000 after pleading guilty to two separate incidents in Sunday's drought-breaking win over Carlton.

Gardiner was fined $1000 for engaging in rough conduct against Blues skipper Marc Murphy and another $1000 for his involvement in a halftime melee.

Teammates Tom Rockliff, Dayne Beams and Claye Beams and Carlton's Mark Whiley, Patrick Cripps and Clem Smith were fined $1000 apiece for their roles in the melee.

A similar melee at Etihad Stadium 24 hours earlier saw Western Bulldogs young gun Jake Stringer docked $1500 and teammate Michael Talia and St Kilda trio Nick Riewoldt, Sam Fisher and Maverick Weller each hit with $1000 sanctions.

The AFL Tribunal was not required to sit on Tuesday night as all players charged during round six took early guilty pleas.

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Melbourne defender Lynden Dunn was fined $1000 for kneeing Sydney's Adam Goodes, while Hawks defender Ryan Schoenmakers and Essendon's Mark Baguley were docked the same amount for rough conduct charges.


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