Sydney Swans veteran Dane Rampe is free to play within the grand remaining, after he was penalised for prime contact on Zak Butters.
The 2 males got here along with eight minutes left within the first quarter between the Swans and Port Adelaide.
Butters handballed forward earlier than Rampe hit the Port star excessive.
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The umpire then paid a downfield free kick earlier than Ryan Burton kicked a objective for Port Adelaide seconds later.
Dane Rampe and Zak Butters after the hit. Getty
“That was a excessive hit … honest sufficient,” Matthew Richardson stated on 7.
The match evaluate officer graded the incident as careless conduct with Rampe set to be fined $2,500 if he accepts an early plea.
Whereas he was flattened by Rampe, Butters rose to his ft and joked together with his Swans rival after the hit.
“I feel that reveals how robust Butters is as a result of he obtained up, laughed at it as if it was nothing,” Luke Hodge stated.
Dane Rampe’s hit on Zak Butters. Fox Footy
Hodge’s feedback come after Port nice Kane Cornes referred to as for Butters to “push by” a rib harm he was subbed off for within the qualifying remaining loss in opposition to Geelong.
Sydney went on to win the match 14.11 (95) – 8.11 (59) within the preliminary remaining to place themselves within the grand remaining.
