GEELONG star Steve Johnson has described his bizarre groin strike on Jarrad McVeigh as an accident ahead of the match review panel’s findings on Monday.

Johnson has already been fined for rough conduct after running into Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell this year and will again face judiciary heat for the unusual action.

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He said on twitter on Sunday the incident was “clearly an accident”, after his swinging arm and clenched fist struck McVeigh low.

Johnson has been handed nine charges since the start of 2012 alone, the most recent a suspension for a borderline headbutt on Fremantle’s Ryan Crowley last year.

He will be hopeful the match review panel believes it was just a clumsy attempt to block McVeigh as the ball spilt free.

The MRP would need to assess the incident as careless and medium impact for him to miss Friday night’s clash against Carlton.

Under the new tribunal guidelines a third fine in a season sees a player suspended for a week.

Johnson has been suspended for all manner of unusual incidents — kneeing, striking, rough conduct and that Crowley “misconduct using head” incident.

But his coach Chris Scott said after a spate of Johnson suspensions Johnson knew he needed to remain disciplined.

“They don’t ‘sit him down’, we’re not as school here. He doesn’t need to go to the principal’s office.

“We all sit down regularly, every single day at the footy club, and talk about the issues as adults, we treat them as professional athletes. They’re across it, he’s across it, it’s a very mature discussion.

North Melbourne’s Jarrad Waite was reported for a late hit on Essendon’s Zach Merrett in his club’s win over the Dons.

He struck Merrett’s head with his first and clattered into him but the MRP might decide there was insufficient force.

Originally published as Stevie J: McVeigh blow an accident