Baker set for Tribunal visit

ST KILDA'S Steven Baker will appear before the AFL Tribunal tonight.

Baker will challenge two separate charges. If he's found guilty of both, he will be suspended for three weeks.

Baker was charged with engaging in rough conduct against Carlton's Jordan Russell in the first quarter at Telstra Dome last Friday night and then striking Marc Murphy in the last term.

If he had taken an early plea, he would have only been suspended for one match for each offence. But under AFL regulations, where a player has multiple charges in a week, the sanctions are added together and each 100 demerit points counts for a one-match sanction.

This means if he is found guilty of both offences - which each carry a penalty of 177.50 demerit points - it would result in a total penalty of 355 points and a three-match sanction.