World Footy News

The AFL wishes to advise arrangements for the replay of the 2010 Toyota AFL grand final are as follows: The replay of the 2010 Toyota AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and St Kilda will be played at 2.30pm on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the MCG. Tickets will be on sale to members of the competing clubs at 9am Monday, September 27. Tickets for AFL members will be on sale 9am Tuesday September 28. Should any tickets be available after sales to club members, tickets will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday September 29 to the general public.

Tickets will be available from Ticketek via telephone or online at http://ticketek.com.au only. As well as the 25,000 tickets that are normally available to members of the competing clubs, it is expected that up to 16,000 further tickets will also be made available to members of the competing clubs. All ticket prices will remain the same price as per today's match. Collingwood and St Kilda will wear the same uniforms and all other arrangements re team dressing rooms etc will remain the same. AFL chief executive officer Andrew Demetriou said that after discussions with the AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick and the AFL Executive it has been decided that in the event of a second drawn grand final, that extra time will be played. Five minutes extra time each end will be played. Arrangements in relation to Grand Final events during the week will be announced on Monday.

The AFL has advised the Match Review Panel has laid no charges from the weekend’s match, so no players from last week's match will be unavailable due to suspension for this week:

Incidents assessed:
Contact between Collingwood’s Ben Johnson and St Kilda’s Leigh Montagna from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. After reviewing the available footage and taking into consideration a medical report on player Montagna, which said he was treated for no injury, it was the view of the panel that the force in the contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.

Contact between St Kilda’s Brendon Goddard and Collingwood’s Luke Ball from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. After reviewing the available footage and taking into consideration a medical report on player Ball, which said he was treated for no injury, it was the view of the panel the force in the contact was below that required to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.

Contact between Collingwood’s Darren Jolly and St Kilda’s Justin Koschitzke from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The panel said Koschitzke was trying to take possession of a high bouncing ball when Jolly attempted to hit the ball back into play and made high contact to the St Kilda player. Contact was made with an open hand. It was the view of the panel that his action was not a striking motion and no further action was required.

Contact between St Kilda’s Sam Gilbert and Collingwood’s Leigh Brown from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The panel said that Brown was preparing to take a mark as Gilbert was going back with the flight of the ball to attempt to spoil. High contact was made as the two players contested the ball. It was the view of the panel that Gilbert’s action was not a striking motion and no further action was required.