Hawthorn midfielder Daniel Howe is set to miss the remainder of the Hawks' home and away season after the AFL Tribunal suspended him for five weeks for two separate incidents.
Dan Howe has been handed a three game suspension for his trip on Zac Fisher.
— AFL.com.au (@AFLcomau) July 24, 2018
That takes his total suspension to five games following his striking charge on Patrick Cripps.
Howe was suspended for three weeks for tripping Carlton's Zac Fisher late in the first quarter of the Hawks' huge victory over the Blues during round 18.
The incident left Fisher with a fractured leg, with the injury set to rule the 20-year-old out for the remainder of the season.
The trip can be seen in the video below.
Young @HawthornFC midfielder Daniel Howe's season is on the line tonight when he fronts the @AFL tribunal. #TenNews @RobWaters10 pic.twitter.com/BnDZGIrmwO
— Ten News Melbourne (@tennewsmelb) July 24, 2018
The Tribunal took under 20 minutes to uphold the Match Review's 'severe' impact grading, and less than another five minutes to determine a three-week sanction.
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"It was never my intention to hurt Zac," Howe said following the decision.
"I'm disappointed with the outcome. I've got a good training block ahead of me and hopefully, the boys make finals so I can take part in that.
"I'm confident in the direction the club is heading in, so we'll wait and see if they make finals but I'm confident we'll be there at the end of the year."
Earlier on Tuesday, Howe also accepted a two-week sanction for striking Patrick Cripps in the same game, an incident which can also be seen below.
Will Daniel Howe come under scrutiny for this incident with Patrick Cripps early in the first quarter?#AFLBluesHawks pic.twitter.com/CBI6ixw4lI
— AFL (@AFL) July 22, 2018
The incident occurred off the ball and left Cripps on the floor for quite some time as his Blues teammates dealt with Howe.
It means the young Hawks midfielder will only don Hawthorn's guernsey again in 2018 if his side can make the finals.
They currently sit in eighth position on the AFL ladder with games against Fremantle, Essendon, Geelong, St Kilda and Sydney to go.
In other Tribunal news, Brisbane Lions' Tom Cutler wasn't successful in contesting his two-match ban for rough conduct on Adelaide Crows' Lachlan Murphy.
The @brisbanelions will contest Tom Cutler's two-match ban at the AFL Tribunal tonight.
— AFL (@AFL) July 24, 2018
More: https://t.co/YSMIa7F8TL pic.twitter.com/efAU95iwil
Tom Cutler has failed to overturn his case.
— AFL.com.au (@AFLcomau) July 24, 2018
His guilty charge has been upheld and as such, his two-week ban stands.
