Football Australia’s independent Match Review Panel (MRP) has handed a one-game suspension to Western United midfielder Jordan Lauton and Brisbane Roar defender Hosine Bility after the two players received indirect red cards in Round 12 of the Isuzu UTE A-League season.
Bility received two cautions in the second half of his side’s 3-1 defeat to Central Coast Mariners on Friday night – one for a challenge on Mariners defender Brian Kaltak before an 89th-minute offence on Ryan Edmondson which saw the young defender receive his second yellow card and a subsequent red.
Lauton, meanwhile, was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in Western United’s dramatic 3-2 win over Perth Glory.
The 21-year-old came off the bench in the second half and received his first caution before scoring a 95th-minute equaliser, after which he took off his shirt in celebration and was booked for the second time in the game as a result.
Lauton will miss Western’s midweek clash with Melbourne City on Tuesday, January 7 before being available for selection in his side’s clash with Melbourne Victory on Friday, January 10.
The MRP have also proposed a two-game ban for Newcastle Jets defender Natasha Prior after a red card received in her side’s Round 10 Ninja A-League clash with Western United.
The MRP – consisting of Alan Davidson (Acting Chair), Con Diomis and Rhali Dobson – convened on Monday afternoon to consider the red card received by Prior in the 90th minute of her side’s 2-0 loss to Western at Ironbark Fields on Friday night.
After review of the incident, the MRP determined the defender committed the offence of: “Use of offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures” – an offence that carries a one-game minimum suspension.
The MRP has proposed Prior serve a two-game suspension for the offence, which would rule the centre-back out of action for the Jets’ Ninja A-League upcoming games against Adelaide United on Wednesday, January 8 and Melbourne Victory on Saturday, January 11.
Prior has until 2pm AEDT on Tuesday, January 7 to advise Football Australia whether she wishes to refer the matter to the independent Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.
