Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick says captain Noah Anderson has been sent off for scans on his chest after a gruesome bump from Geelong defender Tom Stewart, but ruled out any concussion.
During the Saturday twilight fixture in the final term, Anderson was collected by Stewart, which left the Suns skipper battered, and was subsequently spotted by the ARC to be assessed for a head injury.
According to Hardwick, he has been cleared.
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"He's gone for scans on his chest, just precautionary," Hardwick said.
"We think he's OK.
"Our doctor cleared him; that wasn't an issue. I think the ARC sent him off to have a test, but the doctor cleared him of that. It's just his chest.
"Ideally, we'd love Noah to keep playing, but it is what it is. Within the rules, still allowed to bump.
"It was a reasonable hit, a solid hit, big boy, Tom Stewart.
"I want to make very clear it was his chest, it wasn't head or anything like that, no concussion."
Geelong coach Chris Scott shared a similar sentiment to his coaching counterpart, saying that Stewart's duty of care for Anderson was first-class.
"The AFL has done a really good job over the years of shifting the zeitgeist around the way you should approach contests like that," Scott said.
"Anyone that understands the modern game would be really impressed with the way he approached that contact.
"If you're in a position where contact is unavoidable, you need to be very, very careful.
"Cues like โdo everything you can to avoid head contact, don't leave the ground, turn your body to protect yourself'.
"If it's a protective action where contact is inevitable and you don't get them in the head, then you've done everything you can.
"I feel for Noah, everyone loves him, he's a gun player, and it was pretty heavy contact to the ribs, but it was to the body.
"Stewie, I thought his duty of care tonight was as good as it could have been."
