THE AFL Match Review Panel has thrown out the match-day report on Port Adelaide's Matt Thomas, as well as clearing several other hard Showdown clashes after giving the matters lengthy consideration.

The Panel normally releases its review of the previous round of matches by 4pm on a Monday but took until after 7pm tonight to make rulings on a plethora of incidents in Rivalry Round.

Thomas had been reported for engaging in rough conduct against Adelaide's Nathan Bassett after driving his head into the turf in a tackle. The panel said that Thomas tackled Bassett as he kicked the ball. Thomas went to his knees in order to take Bassett to the ground and the momentum of both players forced Bassett forward.

Thomas had both of Bassett's arms pinned, so the Adelaide player was unable to brace his fall and Bassett's head hit the ground. Thomas' tackle was considered to be a single motion, rather than a tackle and then a sling to the ground. It was considered to be different from the examples highlighted to clubs in the 2007 AFL Tribunal DVD, which was seen as two different motions within the tackle.

Therefore, the action was considered not unreasonable in the circumstances and therefore not reportable. No further action was taken.

Port Adelaide ruckman Dean Brogan also attracted the attention of the panel but was cleared of any wrong doing. The panel ruled that contact between Brogan and Adelaide's Luke Jericho from the second quarter of Sunday's match was fair.

"It was the view of the panel that the ball is handpassed to Jericho, but goes over his head. Jericho turns to chase the ball and, at the same time, Brogan runs in from the opposite direction with his eyes on the ball. One to two steps from contact, Brogan's eyes leave the ball as it is now out of his reach. Brogan's chest and the front part of his shoulder make contact with Jericho's chest and shoulder region. Brogan does not turn side-on to bump Jericho. Contact was considered unavoidable and not unreasonable in the circumstances. No further action was required," the panel said in a statement.

 It also viewed contact between Port Adelaide's Michael Pettigrew and Adelaide's Scott Thompson from the fourth quarter of Sunday's match.

"Thompson backs back to contest a mark, while Pettigrew runs in from behind and to the side with his eyes on the ball. Pettigrew jumps to make a contest, but realises he is too late to do so, and turns to protect himself, making the bulk of contact to Thompson's shoulder and left side. Although contact was slightly late, it was not considered a reportable offence and no further action was taken," it said.

However, Richmond's Kayne Pettifer and Hawthorn's Jordan Lewis are facing suspension after the panel looked at incidents involving them at the weekend.

Lewis was charged with a Level One striking offence against Daniel Pratt, North Melbourne, during the first quarter of the between Hawthorn and North Melbourne, played at Telstra Dome on Saturday.

"In summary, his sanction must remain as a one-game penalty due to his previous poor record and existing carry-over points, even with an early plea," the panel said.

The incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has an existing bad record of two matches suspended within the last three years, increasing the penalty by 20 per cent to 150 demerit points. He has also 13.75 points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 163.75 demerit points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the penalty by 25 per cent to 122.81 points and a one-match sanction.  

Pettifer was charged with a Level Two striking offence against Nick Maxwell, Collingwood, during the second quarter of the Round Three match between Richmond and Collingwood, played at the MCG on Sunday.

"In summary, his existing carry-over points from within the last 12 months means his sanction must remain as a one-game penalty, even with an early plea," the panel said.

The incident was assessed as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. He has 60 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 185 demerit points. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 138.75 points and a one-match penalty.

Hawk Michael Osborne was charged with a Level One striking offence against Andrew Swallow but he can accept a reprimand and 60 points towards his future record with an early plea.

Adam Ramanauskas, Essendon, was charged with a Level One striking offence against Eddie Betts, Carlton, during the third quarter of the Round Three match between Essendon and Carlton, played at the MCG on Saturday. He can accept a reprimand and 45 points towards his future record.

Mark McVeigh, Essendon, was charged with a Level One striking offence against Brendan Fevola but can also escape with a reprimand with an early guilty plea.

·    The panel also reviewed and cleared other incidents:

• Contact between St Kilda's Robert Harvey and the Western Bulldogs' Jason Akermanis from the fourth quarter of Friday's match.
• Contact between North Melbourne's Daniel Harris and Hawthorn's Brent Guerra from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match
• Contact between West Coast's Daniel Kerr and Fremantle's Josh Carr from the first quarter of Saturday's match.
• Contact between Fremantle's Des Headland and Kerr from the third quarter of Saturday's match.
• Contact between Kerr and Fremantle's Matthew Pavlich from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match.
• Contact between Fremantle's Michael Johnson and West Coast's Ashley Hansen from the fourth quarter of Saturday's match.
• Contact between Kerr and Fremantle's Rhys Palmer.
• Contact between Collingwood's Dane Swan and Richmond's Chris Newman from the second quarter of Sunday's match.

In all cases the panel ruled that no further action was required.