GEELONG has decided not to challenge the AFL MRP’s decision to suspend midfielder Mitch Duncan’s striking charge on Sydney forward Tom Papley.

The move continues the Cats’ reluctance to take MRP decisions to the tribunal, with the club believing overturning suspensions carries too great a risk.

Duncan was charged with intentional conduct and medium impact to the body, earning him a one-week ban with an early plea.

media_camera Mitch Duncan will cop his suspension.

Papley was in the spotlight last week after Luke Hodge was charged with striking him, an offence the MRP deemed careless conduct with low impact to the body.

When asked on Future Stars if Duncan ‘got him flush’ or whether there was ‘a little bit of acting’ Papley said it was a combination of the two.

“A little bit of both I reckon,” Papley said.

“He got me a good one but I’ll take a goal from the goal square any day of the week … Hodgey got me a bit better than that.

“After the game Mitch was pretty good, he had a good game on Friday night so credit to him.

“After the game he just said he got me a good one but just don’t act too much. I didn’t think … I went obviously, but he did get me a good one.”

Geelong coach Chris Scott said after the game the umpires would be ‘disappointed’ with the decision to pay a free kick for Duncan’s hit.

“If the umpire who paid it has a look at the vision that I looked at I think he’d be disappointed that he paid it,” Scott said.

“But that’s OK, mistakes happen.”