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HISTORICAL FACTS: Relief for blues as skipper avoids ban for misconduct | History Defined

Carlton skipper Patrick Cripps has escaped with a fine for a chicken-wing tackle against St Kilda. (Rob Prezioso/AAP PHOTOS)

Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has avoided a suspension for a chicken-wing tackle on St Kilda's Hugo Garcia.

Charged with misconduct, Cripps can instead accept a $1000 fine with an early guilty plea for his tackle on Garcia in the third quarter of Carlton's 39-point loss to the Saints at Marvel Stadium on Saturday.

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