Gold Coast forward Malcolm Rosas Jr has been handed a one-match ban for an incident kept quiet during his side's win over Adelaide on Saturday.
The Suns survived a late scare from the Crows to maintain a perfect start to the year, with Rosas adding to his solid start to the year in front of the sticks during the contest.
After booting three new coach Damien Hardwick's debut win over his old club Richmond during the opening round, Rosas kicked a pair in Saturday match in the wet.
Rosas sneaks out the back and converts 😎#AFLSunsCrows pic.twitter.com/sITqwM98Ky
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An incident which largely escaped notice, however, is set to disrupt his strong start to the year.
Rosas will miss next week after being sanctioned by the match review officer on Sunday for a 'headbutt or contact using head' offence made against Crows' youngster Max Michalanney.
It came in the second quarter of the contest while the two players went back-and-forth off ball.
Rosas appeared to lead with his head during a small individual flare-up.
Malcolm Rosas Jnr has been handed a one-match suspension for this incident with Max Michalanney.
Full Saturday MRO findings: https://t.co/FIWEwBwozj pic.twitter.com/zYG3ukk9px
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The incident was graded intentional conduct, high contact but low impact, resulting in an immediate one-match suspension.
Rosas was one of nine players charged by the MRO for games played on Sunday.
