Sydney Swans veteran Dane Rampe is free to play in the grand final, after he was penalised for high contact on Zak Butters.
The two men came together with eight minutes left in the first quarter between the Swans and Port Adelaide.
Butters handballed ahead before Rampe hit the Port star high.
READ MORE: ‘Don’t see it’: Joey shuts down switch for forgotten half
READ MORE: Val’s Cowboys farewell marred as initial fears evaded
READ MORE: Merrett irked by criticism after Dons cleanout
The umpire then paid a downfield free kick before Ryan Burton kicked a goal for Port Adelaide seconds later.
Dane Rampe and Zak Butters after the hit. Getty
“That was a high hit … fair enough,” Matthew Richardson said on 7.
The match review officer graded the incident as careless conduct with Rampe set to be fined $2,500 if he accepts an early plea.
While he was flattened by Rampe, Butters rose to his feet and joked with his Swans rival after the hit.
“I think that shows how tough Butters is because he got up, laughed at it as if it was nothing,” Luke Hodge said.
Dane Rampe’s hit on Zak Butters. Fox Footy
Hodge’s comments come after Port great Kane Cornes called for Butters to “push through” a rib injury he was subbed off for in the qualifying final loss against Geelong.
Sydney went on to win the match 14.11 (95) – 8.11 (59) in the preliminary final to put themselves in the grand final.