Chris Yarran has been suspended for three matches.
The Blues defender, who had a clean tribunal record before Saturday’s incident, pleaded guilty to striking Essendon’s Paul Chapman.
The suspension means Yarran will miss Carlton’s matches against St Kilda, Collingwood and Brisbane.
Chapman says, "You don't expect to cop a punch in the head like that.” #Yarran
— AFL Tribunal (@AFLTribunal) April 21, 2015#Yarran says Chapman made contact to his chin with a headbutt and elbowed him in the ribs. "That's when I thought I'd stand up for myself."
— AFL Tribunal (@AFLTribunal) April 21, 2015Yarran outside Tribunal: "It wasn't my intention to hurt Paul who I respect enormously... I'd like to apologise to @CarltonFC supporters"
— Clint Stanaway (@cstanaway) April 21, 2015
