West Coast defender Lewis Jetta will miss Saturday’s crucial road clash against Adelaide unless he can overturn a one-game suspension for engaging in rough conduct against Melbourne’s Tim Smith.

It came as Eagles coach Adam Simpson revealed he had spoken to ruckman Nathan Vardy for shoving Demons’ ruckman Max Gawn as he lay on the ground after Liam Ryan’s spectacular mark during the last quarter.

Simpson said Vardy erred with his behaviour.

“Not a great look for us. We don’t really like that type of thing,” Simpson said.

“I think when he saw him on the ground, he took an opportunity to give him some feedback which I think Vards was getting most of the night.”

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Gawn denied he said anything to Vardy. “A bit has been made of Nathan Vardy’s reaction after that mark. I don’t have a problem with it, but I would like to set the record straight on one thing — I didn’t say anything to Vardy until that moment. Not a single word,” he wrote in today’s Sunday Herald Sun column.

Camera Icon Nathan Vardy approaches Max Gawn. Credit: 7SPORT

Match Review Officer Michael Christian yesterday offered Jetta a one-match ban for a tackle on Smith during the final quarter. A confused Smith stopped under the belief that the umpire had paid a free kick and Jetta pounced, dragging him to ground with his arms pinned.

Smith’s head hit the ground and he suffered concussion. The incident was assessed as careless conduct with medium impact and high contact.

But Simpson felt Jetta did everything possible to avoid hurting Smith.

“I don’t know if it was a sling,” Simpson told SEN Radio.

“I’m not sure what we do when you’ve got a player whose legs are standing up. It could have been a lot worse. Smith came back on the ground. I thought Jetts did as much as he could. It could have been a really dangerous tackle if he went a bit harder.”

Midfielder Elliot Yeo can accept a $1000 fine for pushing James Harmes into the path of the umpire during the final quarter.

If Jetta accepts his ban, the Eagles are almost certain to have two changes for the clash against the Crows.

Forward Daniel Venables suffered concussion following a brutal collision during the first half and faces a difficult battle to prove his fitness.

“He came to in the rooms and was talking quite normally post-match. I’m not sure how he’ll be for next week. We need to make that decision by Thursday as opposed to later in the week if it was a home game,” West Coast football operations manager Craig Vozzo told 6PR.