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GWS forward Greene cops AFL suspension

Greater Western Sydney forward Toby Greene will miss his side's next two AFL games after accepting an AFL suspension.

GWS forward Toby Greene

GWS forward Toby Greene (pic) and Richmond ruckman Toby Nankervis have accepted their AFL bans. (AAP)

Greater Western Sydney's Toby Greene has accepted a two-match AFL ban for striking Western Bulldogs midfielder Caleb Daniel.

The tribunal remains idle after six rounds, with Richmond ruckman Toby Nankervis also accepting his one-match striking suspension.

Fremantle star Nat Fyfe and North Melbourne defenders Lachie Hansen and Luke McDonald also accepted their fines.

Daniel left the field in the third quarter at Manuka Oval on Friday night with blood coming from his mouth after Greene caught him high with a round-arm left fist.

The match review panel assessed the incident as intentional conduct with medium impact to the head.

Greene, who is equal-second in the Coleman Medal tally with 20 goals, risked a three-game ban if he had made an unsuccessful challenge before the tribunal.

He will miss the second-placed Giants' games against St Kilda on Friday night and Collingwood in round eight.

A field umpire's comments to Greene added an extra layer of intrigue as the umpire in question was overheard on the Seven Network's broadcast telling the 23-year-old he'd been warned he had been close to the edge for two weeks.

The MRP threw out a headbutting charge against Greene last week, while the week before he was fined for striking.

Giants coach Leon Cameron expressed disappointment that umpires could have pre-conceived ideas about AFL players, describing Greene as a "really good kid".

GWS football chief Wayne Campbell contacted the AFL umpiring department to clear the air on that front over the weekend and Cameron said he is satisfied with the outcome.

"I don't want him to lose that competitiveness," Cameron said of Greene on Monday evening.

"He's just got to make sure he controls those really sticky situations when they come around."

Nankervis' one-match ban means the Tigers will be without the in-form ruckman for the important Saturday night match against the Western Bulldogs.

The Tigers are coming off their first loss of the season on Sunday night against Adelaide, where Nankervis fell foul of the match review panel for striking David Mackay.

Nankervis, recruited from Sydney, had impressed in their five-game winning run before the Crows loss.


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