CO-CAPTAIN Nathan Jones has been charged with a first offence for making reckless contact with umpire Matthew Leppard ($2600 sanction).

The incident happened during the third quarter of Melbourne’s 66-point loss to the West Coast Eagles at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night.

In summary, he can accept a $1950 sanction with an early plea.

A first offence for making negligent contact with an umpire is a $2600 sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to a $1950 sanction.