Reigning Brownlow medalist Dustin Martin has been offered a $1000 fine by the AFL's Match Review Panel for making contact with an umpire during yesterday's win over Collingwood at the MCG.

Martin has been charged with making careless contact with Curtis Deboy in the first quarter of Sunday's match, and offered the fine with an early plea.

The 26-year-old will be available to face Fremantle at the MCG this Sunday afternoon.

In other MRP news, captain Trent Cotchin has been cleared of any wrong-doing in a tackle on Collingwood's Jarryd Blair.

The Panel deemed the contact as careless, but the impact was below the forced required to constitute a reportable offence.

Charge laid:

Dustin Martin, Richmond, has been charged with making careless contact with umpire Curtis Deboy during the first quarter of the Round Six match between Richmond and Collingwood, played at the MCG on Sunday April 29, 2018.

In summary, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.

Making careless contact with an umpire is a fixed financial sanction of $1500. The player can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.

Incident assessed:

Contact between Richmond’s Trent Cotchin and Collingwood’s Jarryd Blair from the third quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed.

Cotchin takes Blair to ground in a tackle, and the Collingwood player is paid a free kick for holding the man, with advantage given to his team mate with the ball.

It was the view of the Match Review Officer that the tackle was deemed as careless. However, the impact was below the forced required to constitute a reportable offence.