Richmond's Bachar Houli has been referred directly to the AFL Tribunal over his off-the-ball hit on Carlton's Jed Lamb.
The veteran Tiger knocked Lamb unconscious with a swinging round-arm blow in the first quarter of Sunday's clash at the MCG and is unable to enter an early guilty plea.
The AFL match review panel reviewed incidents from round 14 on Monday and deemed Houli's action met the guidelines for a direct referral.
Houli contacted Lamb to offer an apology for his actions in the aftermath of Richmond's hard-fought win.
The tribunal will sit for the first time this year at AFL headquarters on Tuesday evening.
In a surprise move, West Coast defender Will Schofield was offered a one-match ban for striking Melbourne's Clayton Oliver - who was roundly criticised for making too much of the contact.
Oliver denied he was a "faker" in post-match comments, with the MRP's findings - based on video evidence and a medical report from the Demons - vindicating the youngster.
The MRP deemed the contact intentional conduct with low impact to the head, which draws a two-match suspension that comes down to one with an early plea.
North Melbourne's Ben Cunnington was the only other player to incur a suspension after he was offered a one-game ban for striking the Western Bulldogs' Toby McLean.
Cunnington has already fallen foul of the MRP this season, accepting a one-game ban for rough conduct on Hawthorn's Taylor Duryea.
He can accept a one-match ban with an early plea.
Sydney pair Luke Parker and Dane Rampe, Essendon's Joe Daniher, Brisbane's Nick Robertson, the Bulldogs' Easton Wood and Fremantle duo Hayden Ballantyne and Michael Walters can all accept fines for their respective infractions.
West Coast skipper Shannon Hurn was left dazed after a fierce Jack Viney bump late in Melbourne's dramatic win at Domain Stadium but the MRP deemed he was contesting for the ball.
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