South Melbourne’s Kristian Konstantinidis was charged with ‘inappropriate physical conduct’ on St Albans winger Joseph Monek.

The incident was heard at a Football Federation Victoria tribunal hearing on Wednesday night.

The alleged incident happened on March 12 during South Melbourne’s 2-0 win over St Albans.

NRL star John Hopoate was suspended for similar acts during his career. 

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