The AFL wishes to advise the Match Review Panel has reviewed the 2016 Toyota AFL Grand Final. There were no charges laid:
Contact between the Western Bulldogs’ Easton Wood and the Sydney Swans’ Dan Hannebery from the fourth quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. The panel said the ball was loose with Wood and Hannebery coming from opposite directions to the contest. The opposing players arrived at the contest simultaneously and Wood went down low in his approach and made contact with Hannebery’s knee as the Bulldogs’ player took possession of the ball. While it was a decision for the umpire if the Swans’ player should have received a free kick for the contact, 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 under the AFL Regulations, in his approach to the ball and his opponent. No further action was taken.