Isaac Heeney's Brownlow medal hopes hang in the balance after the star Sydney forward was offered a one-match ban for striking, while Adelaide's Izak Rankine was slapped with a whopping four-match suspension.
Heeney was the favourite to win the AFL's best and fairest gong this season, but his off-the-ball strike means he is now ineligible unless the Swans successfully overturn the charge at the AFL Tribunal.
