Port Adelaide coach Josh Carr hinted that he was not thrilled with Ty Gallop's misconduct on Mitch Georgiades in the second quarter.
Gallop is expected to face match review scrutiny after slamming the Power forward's head into the turf, with Carr concise with his view on the incident.
"It wasn't a great look but I'm on the other side of it," Carr said post game.
"They're a team that plays tough and probably pushes the limits. We got the free kick so we got rewarded. There's probably not much more to say...it didn't seem to affect (Mitch)."
Chris Fagan, meanwhile, said he had not seen the incident but was optimistic Darcy Gardiner would return in Round 21 if a change needed to be made.
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Ty Gallop could face scrutiny from the MRO after this off-the-ball act on Mitch Georgiades.
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Asked to respond to Carr's comments about the Lions being a team which pushes the limits, Fagan said: "You don't beat the better teams in the competition if you don't play a hard, physical brand so I think that's what we do. I don't think we it unfairly. I thought we brought good pressure today."
Meanwhile, there will be a watch on Coleman Medal contender and two-time premiership winner Logan Morris ahead of Round 21.
Morris played the game out but suffered a corked quad and the Lions have a six-day break plus travel before a clash with Carlton at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.
