Alex Pearce has had his three-match ban successfully overturned.
The Fremantle skipper headed to the Tribunal on Tuesday evening to contest the suspension for rough conduct.
He collected Port Adelaide’s Darcy Byrne-Jones during a marking contest on Saturday night's match, which saw the utlity taken out of the game with a concussion.
At the Tribunal, Pearce was able to argue that his actions did not fit the ‘careless’ classification.
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“It would not sit well with me if I was to pull out of that contest and not impact it,” Pearce said.
"I wouldn't be overly comfortable in the way that would look and the way my teammates would see that.
"And, to be honest, the way that the broader football public would view me as a footballer if I was to slow momentum and pull out of that contest just because there was going to be impact between two players."
Pearce also explained that he was ‘aware’ a collision was going to happen, so he made efforts to “limit the impact”.
"I'm aware that there is going to be a collision between the two of us," he added
"At that point, I drop my (left) arm and brace for the impact ... to limit the impact as much as possible.
"I thought I had made a play at the ball ... it felt like it was just a collision in the marking contest."
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Following an hour-long hearing, the Tribunal deliberated for a further 30 minutes before making a decision.
"Pearce's attempt to mark was entirely realistic," Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson said.
"If not for Byrne-Jones entering the contest from the opposite direction, he would likely have taken the mark.
"We do not find that this was rough conduct."
Pearce will now be free to line up for Freo when they take on Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon.