North Melbourne star Ben Cunnington has escaped suspension once again from the MRO for his late hit on St. Kilda's Jade Gresham.
This is the fifth time that Cunnington has been sanctioned this season, this time fined a huge $5000 for the strike.
The Kangaroos midfielder has been fined $15,500 in total this season, fined four times for striking and once for making careless contact with an umpire.
Match Review Officer Michael Christian graded the hit as intentional conduct with low impact to the body.
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There were no suspensions from Christian this round, though plenty of fines.
Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe was fined $2000 for rough conduct on Elliot Yeo, while Port Adelaide's Hamish Hartlett was handed a $1500 fine for striking Rory Atkins in the Showdown.
Other players fined this round were Hawthorn's Dan Howe, Essendon's Shaun McKernan, Port Adelaide's Dougal Howard, Adelaide's Brodie Smith, Fremantle's Luke Ryan and West Coast's Liam Duggan.
