Richmond’s Nick Vlastuin was the only player to be slapped with a ban following AFL match review officer Michael Christian’s assessment of round 15.
Vlastuin will miss Friday night’s clash with Adelaide at the MCG after he accepted a one-game suspension for striking Sydney’s Luke Parker.
Eight other players, including Swans superstar Lance Franklin, escaped with fines for their respective misdemeanours.
Eyebrows were raised when Franklin was charged with misconduct against Tigers’ star Alex Rance and not striking after his short-arm jab to the defender’s throat.
“It was clearly an open-handed strike to the upper chest and into the neck region of Alex Rance … I didn’t like the action,” Christian told the AFL’s website.
“It was a question of the level of impact.
“Whilst Alex was inconvenienced momentarily he was able to play on, didn’t get any medical assistance and the medical report was clear.
“So it was decided on that evidence that it didn’t reach the classifiable offence table and as a consequence he was fined under the misconduct provisions.”
Franklin accepted a $1500 fine for the incident that occurred during Richmond’s hard-fought win at Etihad Stadium.