Struggling Fremantle have acquired a lift, with star midfielder Andrew Brayshaw cleared by the match overview officer.
The Dockers had an anxious wait after their 59-point humbling by the hands of the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium on Friday evening.
Brayshaw was concerned in a contest with Tom Liberatore through the fourth quarter that resulted within the Bulldogs veteran struggling a concussion.
The ball bounced out of a stoppage away from Fremantle ahead Michael Walters and Liberatore, and in the direction of Brayshaw, with the MRO declaring it “reasonable” for the Fremantle man to contest the ball in the way in which he did.
“As both Brayshaw and Liberatore approach the ball, Walters applies considerable pressure to Liberatore’s back as Brayshaw lowers to contest the ball and high contact is made,” a press release from the MRO stated.
“It is the view of the MRO that it was reasonable for Brayshaw to contest the ball in the way that he did and that contact was caused by circumstances outside the control of Brayshaw.”
Brayshaw will probably be free to play within the Dockers’ conflict with the Brisbane Lions on the Gabba subsequent Saturday in a key match for Justin Longmuir’s crew.
Fremantle, who made the semi-finals final yr, have slumped to 2-4 with their solely victories this season coming in opposition to West Coast and Gold Coast.
Meanwhile, Brayshaw’s Dockers teammate Sam Sturt was provided a $2000 nice with an early responsible plea for tripping Bulldogs midfielder Adam Treloar.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
