RUBY Svarc will play in Brisbane's must-win preliminary final at the MCG on Saturday after her one-game suspension for rough conduct was lowered to a reprimand at the Tribunal on Tuesday night.

Svarc was charged over a bump on Collingwood's Jaimee Lambert which the Match Review assessed as careless conduct, medium impact and high contact. 

Brisbane representative Anna Cappellano said Svarc was pleading guilty to the charge of Engaging in Rough Conduct and accepted the incident was careless conduct and high contact, but requested the Tribunal lower the impact grading from medium to low. 

Svarc gave evidence she believed she had "just brushed" Lambert with her shoulder, and wasn't even aware that Lambert had fallen to the ground until the umpire blew their whistle for a free kick. 

Ms Cappellano emphasised Svarc's role in the team as a quick, pressure forward, indicating that Svarc was simply playing her role for the team. 

The AFL's counsel Andrew Woods argued the potential to cause injury must be prioritised in the jury's verdict, touching on the speed at which the contact occurred. 

Lambert's medical report indicated that she stayed on the field, did not require any on-field medical attention, but had a jaw and neck assessment during the quarter-time break. Lambert has not required ongoing medical treatment. 

The jury of Richard Loveridge, Stewart Loewe and chair Renee Enbom deliberated for 45 minutes, and returned the verdict of low impact, thereby changing the sanction to a reprimand. 

Ms Enbom stated that Svarc's evidence that she turned her body to lower the level of impact was "detailed and credible", and ultimately led to the finding that the impact was low rather than medium. 

It comes as Collingwood's Sarah Rowe was unsuccessful in her own Tribunal challenge, with Rowe set to miss the first round of next season as her one match ban for a bump on Jade Ellenger during Sunday's qualifying final was upheld. 

Collingwood representative Stephen Russell said Rowe was pleading guilty to the initial charge of engaging in rough conduct and accepted the grading of intentional body contact, but asked the Tribunal to consider the impact to be low rather than medium. 

It was also presented that Rowe and Ellenger were in a tussle for much of the game and the bump was a result of Rowe "trying to rid herself of close contact". 

The AFL's counsel Andrew Woods argued that the potential to cause injury must be a key factor considered by the jury and signalled the amount of time Ellenger spent on the ground and consequently on the bench.  

Ellenger's medical report stated that outside of some rib pain and the immediate field assessment, the incident did not require any further medical assistance.  

Rowe herself did not provide any evidence in the hearing. 

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The jury of Richard Loveridge, Stewart Loewe and chair Renee Enbom deliberated for 16 minutes, and returned the verdict of guilty to medium impact. 

The Match Review initially assessed the incident as intentional conduct, medium impact, body contact, and Rowe was offered a one-week suspension with an early plea.

Brisbane's Ally Anderson has accepted a reprimand for attempting to trip Collingwood's Ebony O'Dea during the qualifying final.

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