West Coast forward Liam Ryan has narrowly avoided suspension for the incident involving St Kilda's Liam Stocker.
During the second quarter of Saturday's match, Stocker can be seen taking possession of the ball and seeks to break away from the contest.
However, as the umpire blows his whistle, Ryan and the Saints defender come into contact, causing the Match Review Officer (MRO) to explain his findings.
"Ryan is running towards the middle of the ground and sees Stocker running into his path," the statement said.
"Ryan veers away from Stocker to avoid him but Stocker stumbles and accelerates forward and downward into Ryan's path.
"Ryan braces for contact and a collision ensues.
"It was the view of the MRO that Ryan did not elect to bump and his actions were not unreasonable in the circumstances. No further action was taken."
Elsewhere, eight charges (fines) were laid during Saturday's contest including Collingwood Brayden Maynard's high-fend off on former teammate and Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan.
In a fiery contest where the Hawks ran out eventual winners by 63 points, Maynard collected the ball before putting his forearm into the chin of Ginnivan, prompting the umpire to award a free-kick.
As is the uncertainty around incidental head knocks and what is deemed medium impact or higher, the MRO found the contest to be "careless conduct, low impact and high contact," given Ginnivan continued playing.
Maynard was slapped with a $3,750 ($2,500 early plea.) fine.
Port Adelaide star Zak Butters has recently overtaken GWS bad-boy and captain Toby Greene for the AFL's most fined player.
Butters was sanctioned on two separate occasions in the win against Richmond at Adelaide Oval.
The MRO found the No.9 to have engaged in Rough Conduct with James Trezise in the first quarter (careless conduct, low impact and body contact), resulting in a $7,500 fine ($5,000 early plea), as well as careless contact with an umpire ($3,125 - $1,875 early plea).
Greene initially held the unwanted record with a whopping tally of $35,600 next to his name, albeit having played 232 games compared to 111 for Butters.