I let myself down: Newman

What will the AFL match review panel make of Geelong captain Joel Selwood and Richmond's Chris Newman's wrestling moves

AFL or WWE? Geelong's Joel Selwood and Richmond's Chris Newman exchange pleasantries at the MCG. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

RICHMOND veteran Chris Newman admits he let himself and his team down with one undisciplined act against the Cats at the MCG on Saturday night.

Newman was partly responsible for allowing the Cats to skip away in the third quarter when the Tigers could, in fact, have closed the gap.

With Geelong leading by 10 points, the former skipper dumped Geelong run-with player Taylor Hunt behind play - just as Dustin Martin had marked inside 50.

The ball was brought back to the wing where the Cats received the free kick. When Geelong captain Joel Selwood ran in to remonstrate with Newman, the two engaged in some good old-fashioned wrestling, with the Cats benefiting from a 50m penalty which would result in a goal.

Instead of the margin being cut to four points, Geelong had skipped clear to lead by 16. The Cats were never headed.

"I'm pretty disappointed in myself there," Newman told Channel Seven's Game Day program on Sunday morning.

"I obviously gave away the 50m penalty. We had the ball in the goal square, I think, down our end and then it went down their end and they kicked a goal so it could have been a 12-point turnaround.

"So yeah, the diciplined acts I've got to get better."

Attention now will likely turn to whether Newman or Selwood incur any punishment from the AFL's Match Review Panel (MRP).

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