After being reported for striking on match day, the AFL's Match Review Panel concluded that the action didn't warrant a striking charge and the force used was below that of a reportable offence.
No further action will be taken.
Incident assessed:
The match day report against Sydney Swans' Lance Franklin for striking North Melbourne’s Scott Thompson in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed.
Thompson is running out of the goal square when Franklin makes high contact with Thompson.
After viewing all the available footage, speaking with the umpire who laid the report and receiving a medical report from the North Melbourne Football Club, it was the view of the panel that the Franklin’s act was not a striking action and the force used by Franklin was below that required to constitute a reportable offence.
No further action was taken.
