Richmond midfielder Shane Edwards has been offered a one-match suspension from the AFL’s Match Review Panel.

Edwards was charged with a level three striking offence (225 demerit points, two-match sanction) for striking GWS’s Liam Sumner during the first quarter of Sunday’s match.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the GWS Giants Football Club, the incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points).

This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a level three offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction.

He has an existing six-year good record, reducing the penalty by 25 per cent to 168.75 points, and a one-match sanction.

An early plea reduces the sanction further by 25 per cent to 126.56 points, and a one-match sanction.