DANIEL Jackson will miss Richmond's next two matches after the AFL Tribunal upheld his two-match ban for striking on Tuesday night.

Jackson's suspension was not increased by his decision to challenge the Match Review Panel's charge that he struck Adelaide's Chris Knights in the third quarter of the Tigers' loss to the Crows last Saturday.

However, when Jackson resumes playing he will be carrying 82.16 demerit points, but would have had just 11.62 if he had entered an early plea.

Jackson was charged with a level two striking offence against Knights that on its own would have attracted a one-game suspension. But this was increased when his existing bad record - he had previously been suspended four times for a total of seven games in the past three seasons - was taken into account.

Jackson will miss Richmond's clash with Melbourne at the MCG this Saturday and its round 16 game against Gold Coast at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns.

Nick Bowen is a reporter with AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Nick