Fremantle star Nat Fyfe remains eligible for the Brownlow Medal after the Match Review Panel fined the midfielder after his clash with Hawthorn’s Taylor Duryea at Aurora Stadium.

Running with the flight in the opening quarter, Fyfe took his eyes off the ball and his forearm made contact with Duryea's face in an attempt to spoil.

The young Hawk was not injured and got up to take his kick at goal following a 50m penalty awarded for the high contact.

Fyfe has been charged with engaging in rough conduct and can accept a $1500 sanction with an early plea.
 
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Hawthorn Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as careless conduct with low impact to the head. As a second offence of this kind this season, the offence was classified as a $2500 sanction. An early plea can reduce the penalty.

Contact between Fyfe and Hawthorn’s Liam Shiels from the first quarter of Sunday’s game was assessed. It was the view of the panel the contact was below the force required for a report. The umpire paid a free kick at the time for the contact and it was the view of the panel the incident was dealt with on-field at the time.

Fyfe is free to play in Saturday’s match against Carlton at Domain Stadium. Bounce down is at 5.40pm local time.