Petrie and his opponent tangled during the dying minutes of the clash at Patersons Stadium, with the Kangaroos' vice-captain making contact with the face of Clarke in an attempt to push him away.
The incident was assessed, with the contact adjudged as minimal by the AFL's Match Review Panel.
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The MRP's findings were as follows:
Contact between North Melbourne’s Drew Petrie and Fremantle’s Zac Clarke from the fourth quarter of Sunday’s match was assessed. The panel said Clarke had his elbow across Petrie’s neck region as the two players were grappling, holding him down on the ground. Petrie was not looking at his Fremantle opponent as he tried to push him off him, and he made contact with Clarke’s facial area. After viewing all available footage and receiving a medical report from the Fremantle Football Club, it was the view of the panel that Petrie’s contact to the face of his opponent was minimal and the action by Petrie was primarily to push his opponent off him. No further action was taken.
