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8th April, 2019
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Richmond will make the final call on Tuesday morning whether to challenge Dustin Martin’s two-match AFL striking ban.

They are likely to front the tribunal, especially given there is not extra penalty if Martin is found guilty.

If the ban is not overturned, Martin is ineligible for the Brownlow Medal and he will miss Richmond’s games against Port Adelaide and Sydney.

With captain Trent Cotchin sidelined because of a hamstring injury, Saturday’s away game against the Power looms as the first time that the Tigers will be without their top four players since Martin made his AFL debut at the start of 2010.

Alex Rance is out for the season with a knee reconstruction and Jack Riewoldt is recovering from a wrist injury.

There is speculation that the Tigers will try to downgrade the charge from medium impact to low, meaning Martin would miss one game instead of two.

Martin is having a costly aftermath to his bad day out on Saturday at Giants Stadium in the loss to GWS.

Apart from the two-game ban for elbowing Adam Kennedy well off the ball, he was fined $1500 for striking his tagger Matt de Boer.

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Separate to the match review findings, the AFL’s football department has also issued Martin a please explain for two abusive gestures and a verbal sledge that he directed at opponents.

Martin has until Tuesday afternoon to respond and the AFL appears likely to fine him.

He is the only player facing suspension from Round 3.

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