THE CARLTON Football Club will appeal the rough conduct charge against defender Lachie Plowman.

Plowman collided with his opponent when contesting the ball in the final minutes of Saturday’s win over Hawthorn.

Blues Head of Football Brad Lloyd said after reviewing the footage there was clearly sufficient grounds to contest the charge.

“A fabric of our game is that we teach players from a young age to keep your eyes on the football when you enter a contest and that is exactly what both players have done in this contest,” Lloyd said.

“Lachie’s sole intent was to contest the football, which he rightfully did in a fair and reasonable manner when he arrived at the point of impact, incidentally at the same time as his opponent.

“Lachie’s eyes remained on the football the entire time and his intention was to spoil the football and any such collision was simply unavoidable, we believe there are sufficient grounds to contest the charge at the tribunal.”  

A time and day for the tribunal hearing is yet to be determined.