A RELIEVED Trent Cotchin admits there were times over the weekend when he feared he could miss Richmond's Grand Final through suspension before he was cleared by the Match Review Panel on Monday.

Cotchin was scrutinised for his clash with Greater Western Sydney's Dylan Shiel in the clubs' preliminary final on Saturday, when the pair collided contesting the ball and left Shiel with concussion.

However, the MRP ruled that the Tigers skipper had no case to answer and would be free to play in Saturday's premiership decider against Adelaide after deliberating on Monday morning and then delivering the news to the club.

"I was cross-training at the time," Cotchin said on Monday about when he was told he was given the all clear.

"[I was] obviously relieved in a sense, given there was so much attention about it, but as it always has been, it's about the process and we're looking forward to a big week on the track and hopefully an even bigger Saturday."

Cotchin, who has had a brilliant finals series and gathered 26 disposals against the Giants, said he hadn't spent all of Sunday stressing about the MRP's decision.

"I was pretty relaxed. My intention was always to go for the footy, so I was glad that was the way they ruled it and that's about all that was in my control," he said.

"It was my three-year-old's birthday earlier in the week, but obviously there was a bit of distraction going on so we celebrated that yesterday, and obviously had the VFL Grand Final as well.

"It was out of my control so there was no point worrying about it and sitting there concerning myself with what could be or couldn't be. I just wanted to show up and do what I normally do."

However, he did concede that there were times when the thought of missing the club's first Grand Final since 1982 flashed through his head.

"It comes and goes [that thought], but the reality was the decision was going to be made today, so there was no point worrying about it," he said.

The MRP stated its view that Cotchin was attempting to win the ball, that his line of running was always towards the ball and not Shiel, and that the contact was "not unreasonable".