The AFL Match Review Officer's sheet from Round 10 was the lightest of the season. Four fines, no suspensions, with the headline charge belonging to Adelaide's Rory Laird for rough conduct on North Melbourne's Caleb Daniel during Sunday's 68-point Crows win at Adelaide Oval. The bigger Tuesday-morning story sits at Princes Park, where the Carlton board is moving on the coaching search four days after Michael Voss resigned. Adam Kingsley, Ross Lyon and Sam Mitchell are the three names in early speculation, with interim coach Josh Fraser already ruling himself out and his Round 10 win over the Western Bulldogs not changing that stance.
Round 10 MRO: Four Fines, No Suspensions
Rory Laird was charged with Intentional Conduct, Low Impact, Body Contact on Caleb Daniel for an off-ball incident in the third quarter of the Crows-Kangaroos match. The grading carries a $2,000 to $3,000 fine with an early plea, no suspension. James Peatling of Adelaide and Colby McKercher of North Melbourne each cop a $1,000 to $1,500 fine for engaging in the melee that followed. Tom Sparrow of Melbourne is the fourth charge, fined $1,000 to $1,500 for Careless Contact with an Umpire during Sunday's 120-81 win over Hawthorn at the MCG. The MRO has now issued 114 charges for the season at the close of Round 10, with 17 suspensions and a $91,750 fines tally.
Carlton Coach Hunt: Kingsley, Lyon, Mitchell on the Board
Carlton's coaching review is being driven by football operations boss Brad Lloyd. The three names mentioned in early speculation as the Blues weigh the full-time appointment are GWS coach Adam Kingsley, North Melbourne's Ross Lyon, and Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell, with all three under contract elsewhere and the Carlton path needing a release clause negotiation in each case. Kingsley, the 2023 grand finalist, is the form name. Lyon has senior-coaching pedigree at St Kilda, Fremantle and now North Melbourne. Mitchell's Hawthorn signed a two-year extension in February 2026, complicating any move. Fraser, who took the side to a 74-62 win over the Bulldogs in his first match in charge on Saturday, has confirmed he is not a candidate. The Blues sit 16th at 2-8 and the coaching call is the biggest off-field decision the club has made since the appointment of Voss in August 2021.
Where the Markets Land
Coaching-of-the-year markets stay short on McRae at the Pies for the form line, but Hardwick at Brisbane has come in. Carlton next-coach futures have Kingsley as the early favourite across our reviewed bookmakers dabble, Ladbrokes and bet365, with Lyon and Mitchell next on the board. Brad Scott, Adem Yze and Jaymie Graham have been named on the wider lists. The Round 11 Blues fixture at GWS this Sunday will price North Melbourne shortest if Fraser sits with the same group that beat the Dogs. The Crows after their Round 10 belting open as the favourite against St Kilda on Saturday, with Laird available given the MRO's fine outcome means no suspension. Top-eight markets keep firming on Adelaide and Sydney, lengthening on the Bulldogs and the Bombers. Round 10 charge sheet and Tribunal preview via AFL.com.au.