Richmond pair Dylan Grimes and Nick Vlastuin will have no fines to pay after successfully challenging their staging charges at the AFL tribunal.
Grimes was facing a $1,250 fine for a second staging fine after he hit the deck from a Jake Stringer push in the Tigers' win over Essendon on Saturday night.
Vlastuin was looking at a $750 fine after he reacted to a touch from Tom Bellchambers in the same game.
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In light of the restrictions placed on the League's tribunal process by COVID-19, players challenging financial penalties are only required to make a written submission.
The matter is then decided by a single jury member.
It's unclear just who wrote Grimes and Vlastuin's submissions, or what arguments they used, but, judging by the video evidence, they've pulled off quite the result.
From the AFL Tribunal guidelines: "Staging can include excessive exaggeration of contact in an unsportsmanlike manner."
Take a look at the incidents below and make up your own mind.
Six cases will go before the Tribunal tonight, including two Tigers charged with staging.
— AFL (@AFL) August 25, 2020
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Two other financial sanctions were upheld this week, with Melbourne's Ed Langdon and Crow Lachlan Murphy both $1,500 lighter off for dangerous tackle incidents.
That pair bucked the trend this week, with every other player who took their case to the tribunal coming out successful.
Port Adelaide's Sam Powell-Pepper and Cat Luke Dahlhaus were looking at one-game bans for dangerous tackles, though they are now free to play.
Richmond's Tom Lynch was referred directly to the tribunal for his third striking incident in recent weeks, though he was also cleared.
