ROSS Lyon has expressed his disappointment with Hayden Ballantyne, saying the Fremantle forward's undisciplined act against the Swans puts him "in the Colin Sylvia basket".

Ballantyne faces a one-match suspension after he was cited by the Match Review Panel for two incidents during the Dockers' loss to the Sydney Swans on Saturday night.

The small forward was charged with striking and kneeing offences against Swans defender Rhyce Shaw. With an early guilty plea, the charges carry 93.75 demerit points each, adding up to a total penalty of a one-week ban and 87.5 carryover points.

In an interview on 6PR on Monday night, Lyon compared him to teammate Colin Sylvia, who copped a two-match suspension for rough conduct in the WAFL last week.


"(It's) disappointing, undisciplined," Lyon said.

"It's cost Hayden and the team. So he sits in the Colin Sylvia basket."

Lyon says the club will definitely accept the ban.

While Lyon was clearly frustrated with Ballantyne's ill discipline, the coach says it was not as bad as Josh Simpson missing the team's flight to Sydney last Thursday.

"Josh dropping his bundle and not getting on the plane is disappointing," Lyon said.

"Really, for me, I'd take Hayden every day of the week compared to what Josh dished up at the minute."

Tuesday looms as D-Day for Simpson, with the club set to meet with the troubled youngster to determine his immediate playing future.

"We haven't seen Josh yet," Lyon said.

"Everyone had the day off. We'll gather ourselves tomorrow. We'll come together and make some decisions from there."