Chris Dawes has accepted a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record for engaging in rough conduct against Geelong's Cameron Ling during the first quarter of Friday night's match at the MCG.

The incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. The early plea has reduced the penalty by 25 per cent to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.