Geelong coach Chris Scott's displeasure at Jordan Murdoch's game-day report was vindicated on Monday when AFL match review officer Michael Christian threw the charge out.
Scott called for umpires to be relieved of the burden of making reports during games after Murdoch went into the book for rough conduct over seemingly incidental high contact with Sydney's Isaac Heeney.
The Cats coach is in favour of all reporting duties falling to Christian, who thoroughly reviews vision of each match.
Scott believes the current process is unfair on players who have been incorrectly reported and umpires, who have plenty on their plates officiating games in addition to making split-second decisions on making reports.
"After viewing all available footage and speaking to the umpire who laid the report, it was the view of the match review officer that Murdoch was contesting the ball and had no realistic alternative way to contest the ball," a statement on the AFL's match review findings released on Monday read.
Christian laid 16 charges from round six incidents, with Essendon's Matthew Leuenberger and Brisbane's Nick Robertson offered one-game bans and 14 players offered fines.
Robertson was charged with striking Greater Western Sydney's Harry Himmelberg during the Lions' loss at Spotless Stadium.
Leuenberger was charged with striking Melbourne's Max Gawn during the Bombers' loss to the Demons at Etihad Stadium.
Both incidents were assessed as intentional conduct with low impact to the head.
West Coast's Chris Masten was involved in a heated altercation with Fremantle's Ed Langdon, but escaped with a fine.
Richmond premiership skipper Trent Cotchin had no case to answer after a review of his tackle on Collingwood's Jarryd Blair in the third quarter of Sunday's match.
