ALL PLAYERS in Saturday's Grand Final have escaped sanction in the final sitting of the Match Review Panel for the season.
The MRP did assess Western Bulldogs premiership captain Easton Wood, however, for the incident that saw Dan Hannebery hobbled by a knee injury.
While Hannebery was not paid a free kick when his legs were taken out by Wood, the MRP considered whether the incident was rough conduct under provisions for contact below the knees.
Both approached the ball from opposite directions and while Hannebery chose to keep his feet, Wood went to ground to win the football.
"Wood went down low in his approach and made contact with Hannebery’s knee as the Bulldogs’ player took possession of the ball," the Panel said in its findings.
"It was the view of the panel that Wood had his eyes on the ball at all times and his action did not meet the definition of rough conduct."
The AFL's Tribunal guidelines state that a player may be guilty of rough conduct if he makes contact below the knee of an opponent "and does so in a manner which is unreasonable in the circumstances".
The MRP takes into account the degree of force and momentum, whether the players causes contact by sliding with his foot or knees, whether the opposition player was vulnerable, whether the player making contact had any reasonable alternative.