Port Adelaide ruck-forward Paddy Ryder is free to make his return to AFL action in round one after escaping suspension for a high bump on Richmond's Anthony Miles.
Ryder was the only player charged by the match review panel (MRP) from week three of the pre-season series.
The rough conduct charge from last Sunday's 28-point loss to the Tigers in Mount Gambier was assessed as careless with low impact to Miles' head, meaning Ryder can accept a $1000 fine with an early guilty plea.
The 28-year-old was among the current and former Essendon players who were hit with season-long bans in 2016 for their roles in the Bombers' 2012 supplements scandal.
The Power play Sydney at the SCG in round one of the home and away season on March 25.
Port's final pre-season match is against Hawthorn in Adelaide on Sunday.
The MRP withdrew a match-day rough-conduct report against Nakia Cockatoo after deeming the Geelong speedster's tackle on Adelaide's Dean Gore was not unreasonable.
Sydney spearhead Lance Franklin was cleared of any wrongdoing in an incident involving GWS youngster Tim Taranto.
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