Jindera midfielder Lachie Dight will miss Saturday's preliminary final after being found guilty of striking at the Hume league tribunal on Thursday night.
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Dight received a four match suspension with three weeks suspended until the end of 2023 season.
He was charged by the match review panel for multiple intentional striking Rand-Walbundrie-Walla's Kurt Jensen.
The incident occurred during the third-quarter of the Bulldogs and Giants first semi-final clash at Howlong on Sunday.
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla requested the league look at the footage of the incident.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Dight was represented by player advocate Mark Deegan.
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Deegan's defence centred around the force of the impact and whether it was minimal contact and worthy of a suspension.
After hearing all the evidence the tribunal deemed there was sufficient impact to warrant a penalty of a four match suspension with three weeks suspended.
The suspension is a huge blow to the Bulldogs' hopes of springing an upset against Holbrook who are an overwhelming favourite to advance to the next week's grand final against Osborne.
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