Richmond forward Rhyan Mansell has received a three-match ban from the AFL tribunal for his collision with Fremantle's James Aish on Saturday.
The incident was handed directly to the tribunal by the Match Review Officer, graded careless conduct, severe impact and high contact.
It's the 23-year-old Palawa man's first reportable offence for rough conduct across his 27-game career.
Aish appeared dazed after the fourth-quarter knock, and did not return to the ground after being taken off and entering concussion protocol following a head injury assessment.
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At the hearing on Tuesday, Mansell pleaded his intention was not to bump but was instead going for the ball as it landed on the edge of the centre square after being cleared from the middle of the ground.
The tribunal didn't agree with the argument Mansell braced for impact once realising he wouldn't win the loose ball, instead siding with the assessment he had elected to bump from metres away.
Mansell will be unavailable until the Tigers' round 18 contest against West Coast.
