Overview
- The Match Review Officer fined Jordan De Goey $3,000, reducible to $2,000 with an early plea, for rough conduct graded careless, low impact and high contact, leaving him free for the preliminary final.
- Adelaide defender Mark Keane received a $10,000 fine, reducible to $6,250, for striking graded careless, low impact and high contact, and he remains available for the Crows’ next final.
- The contact occurred as Josh Worrell was kicking, with De Goey arriving in a smother attempt that caught the defender high; Worrell was not seriously hurt and finished the match.
- De Goey described the play as “just a smother,” saying the ball came off his leg before both players braced for contact.
- Collingwood beat Adelaide 11.13 (79) to 8.7 (55) in the qualifying final, with De Goey collecting 26 disposals, six clearances and a goal.