GEELONG star Amy McDonald is free to play in Saturday’s clash with West Coast after having her one-match ban for a dump tackle overturned at the AFLW Tribunal.
The two-time best and fairest winner landed in hot water for the tackle that saw Essendon’s Steph Cain land on her head and neck.
Although Cain was able to play on straight away, the incident was assessed as careless, medium impact and high contact, resulting in a one-match ban.
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McDonald pleaded not guilty to the rough conduct charge, with her lawyer Adrian Anderson arguing it was Cain’s resistance to the tackle – in which she tried to stay upright by planting her right leg – that led to her toppling head first into the turf.
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