Two games, two suspensions

Geelong forward Steve Johnson talks to the umpire after striking Hayden Ballantyne. Source: Getty Images

GEELONG captain Joel Selwood says forward Steve Johnson must learn to control himself after being suspended for a second time in as many games.

Johnson was rubbed out for Geelong's blockbuster season opener against Hawthorn after striking Fremantle's Hayden Ballantyne during their NAB Cup clash last weekend.

It was his second successive suspension, after he was banned from the Cats' elimination final against the Dockers last year for a bump on Sydney's Dan Hannebery in the final round.

Selwood said he addressed the issue with Johnson, who was upset he'd let himself and his team down.

"We spoke to him, absolutely," Selwood said.

"(We're) just disappointed in him and he knows he needs to change. He's more disappointed than anyone."

Johnson will be joined in the stands by midfielder James Kelly, who was also suspended in the losing final to the Dockers last year.

Selwood is no stranger to the match review panel either, cited twice last year, including a bizarre incident in which he was reprimanded for pushing over his older brother Adam.

The match review panel deemed Selwood had made unnecessary contact with an injured player.

Geelong had the second worst record with the match review panel last year, with players missing a total of 10 games through suspension.

North Melbourne was the worst with 12 weeks, although half of those came when veteran Brent Harvey was suspended for two incidents from their elimination final loss.

"We've got a lot of those. I've got (carryover) points, Kell's got points," Selwood said.

"As a footy club we've just got to make sure that we don't put ourselves in those positions."

Jimmy Bartel, Trent West and Josh Hunt are among other Cats to have carryover points hanging over them.

But Selwood said the ill-discipline was not borne out of frustration that Geelong was no longer the dominant team it once was.

"They're just little snaps, but even in saying that, those snaps have got to go," he said.

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