Jarrod Berry

Brisbane midfielder Jarrod Berry has seen his one-game suspension for making unnecessary or unreasonable contact to the eye region of Melbourne's Clayton ...

[Brisbane](/afl/teams/brisbane-lions/) and [Melbourne](/afl/teams/melbourne-demons/), with Berry and Oliver grappling in the centre of the MCG when contact to the latter's eye region was made by Berry's left hand. [Geelong](/afl/teams/geelong-cats/) at the MCG. [Brisbane](/afl/teams/brisbane-lions/) midfielder [Jarrod Berry](https://www.zerohanger.com/afl/players/jarrod-berry/) has seen his one-game suspension for making unnecessary or unreasonable contact to the eye region of [Melbourne](/afl/teams/melbourne-demons/)'s [Clayton Oliver](https://www.zerohanger.com/afl/players/clayton-oliver/) overturned at the [AFL](/) Tribunal.

Brisbane Lions midfielder Jarrod Berry will be free to play in Friday's preliminary final against Geelong after a one-week suspension for eye-gouging was ...

Berry was grilled by Pane, standing firm when it was put to him that he had dragged Oliver to the ground, had a clear view of his opponent’s face and had targeted his eyes. He also said Oliver’s arm position meant Berry’s arm movement was restricted and “limited the ability to do much more”. Brisbane argued the action resulted from the force applied to Berry’s neck by Oliver, and his arm was restricted at the time of contact.

The gun midfielder will take on the Cats after his one-match ban was overturned.

He said unlike Sloane, Berry’s arm movement was restricted and his ability to see his opponent’s face severely impaired. Asked why he didn’t protest against Oliver’s rough treatment to the umpires, Berry said he “wasn’t trying to get a free kick”. Berry was grilled by Pane, standing firm when it was put to him that he had dragged Oliver to the ground, had a clear view of his opponent’s face and had targeted his eyes. He also said Oliver’s arm position meant Berry’s arm movement was restricted and “limited the ability to do much more”. Stream them all for free on Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson and the panel agreed, Gleeson summarising Berry “was under threat” and it was “a natural human reaction”.

Luke Hodge and a neurosurgeon have combined to free Brisbane's Jarrod Berry to play in Friday's AFL preliminary...

Berry was grilled by Pane, standing firm when it was put to him that he had dragged Oliver to the ground, had a clear view of his opponent's face and had targeted his eyes. He also said Oliver's arm position meant Berry's arm movement was restricted and "limited the ability to do much more". Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson and the panel agreed, Gleeson summarising Berry "was under threat" and it was "a natural human reaction".

Jarrod Berry's one-game ban for making contact with Clayton Oliver's face has been overturned by the AFL tribunal, clearing him to play in Brisbane's ...

Berry was grilled by Pane, standing firm when it was put to him that he had dragged Oliver to the ground, had a clear view of his opponent's face and had targeted his eyes. He also said Oliver's arm position meant Berry's arm movement was restricted and "limited the ability to do much more". Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson and the panel agreed, Gleeson summarising Berry "was under threat" and it was "a natural human reaction".

Brisbane Lions midfielder Jarrod Berry will be free to play in Friday's preliminary final against Geelong after a one-week suspension for eye-gouging was ...

He said unlike Sloane, Berry’s arm movement was restricted and his ability to see his opponent’s face severely impaired. Berry was grilled by Pane, standing firm when it was put to him that he had dragged Oliver to the ground, had a clear view of his opponent’s face and had targeted his eyes. He also said Oliver’s arm position meant Berry’s arm movement was restricted and “limited the ability to do much more”.

Luke Hodge and a neurosurgeon have combined to free Brisbane's Jarrod Berry to play in Friday's AFL preliminary...

Berry was grilled by Pane, standing firm when it was put to him that he had dragged Oliver to the ground, had a clear view of his opponent's face and had targeted his eyes. He also said Oliver's arm position meant Berry's arm movement was restricted and "limited the ability to do much more". Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson and the panel agreed, Gleeson summarising Berry "was under threat" and it was "a natural human reaction".

Brisbane Lions tagger Jarrod Berry has been cleared to play Geelong in the preliminary finals. Berry took his case to the tribunal after he was found to ...

“The fact that a player might suffer from hypoxia .... it’s a raking motion,” Pane said. “The vision does not support a conclusion the action was instinctive … Further, pressed on the issue of whether Berry’s conduct amounted to unreasonable conduct, Dr Amato said: “I didn’t feel that that was the case.” “The danger of that is obstruction of the airway and reduced oxygen supply to the brain. “He was providing necessary movements to remove the player. “It appears to me from the vision that Jarrod is in a vulnerable position,” Dr Amato said. “He was vulnerable so he was protecting himself using flailing movements.” “There was a justifiable reason in this case for the contact. “We dispute that it was in a [raking] motion. “There was a justifiable reason for the reaction .... Anderson argued that Berry was in a vulnerable position attempting to extricate himself from a vulnerable position (with an opponent’s forearm across his neck).

Luke Hodge and a neurosurgeon have combined to free Brisbane's Jarrod Berry to play in Friday's AFL preliminary final against Geelong.

Jarrod Berry has been cleared to play in Friday's preliminary final against Geelong [Brisbane](/news/brisbane/index.html)'s Jarrod Berry to play in Friday's [AFL](/sport/afl/index.html) preliminary final against Geelong. - Jarrod Berry has been cleared to play in the preliminary final against Geelong

In-form Brisbane Lion Jarrod Berry has been cleared to play against Geelong in their preliminary final.

“The fact that a player might suffer from hypoxia .... it’s a raking motion,” Pane said. “The vision does not support a conclusion the action was instinctive … Further, pressed on the issue of whether Berry’s conduct amounted to unreasonable conduct, Dr Amato said: “I didn’t feel that that was the case.” “The danger of that is obstruction of the airway and reduced oxygen supply to the brain. “He was providing necessary movements to remove the player. “It appears to me from the vision that Jarrod is in a vulnerable position,” Dr Amato said. “He was vulnerable so he was protecting himself using flailing movements.” “There was a justifiable reason in this case for the contact. “We dispute that it was in a [raking] motion. “There was a justifiable reason for the reaction .... Anderson argued that Berry was in a vulnerable position attempting to extricate himself from a vulnerable position (with an opponent’s forearm across his neck).

BRISBANE midfielder Jarrod Berry is free to face Geelong in Friday night's preliminary final after having his one-match suspension overturned at the ...

I was just trying to get him off me." "He felt under threat and his intention was to get Oliver off him. "My intentions were to get him off me … "I did not intentionally make contact with Clayton's face. Berry said he felt "under threat" with Oliver on him and was flailing around with legs and arms to free himself. "It was fleeting and not forceful, no injury and little to no discomfort to Oliver," he said.

Luke Hodge and a neurosurgeon have combined to free Brisbane's Jarrod Berry to play in Friday's AFL preliminary final against Geelong.

Asked why he didn’t protest against Oliver’s rough treatment to the umpires, Berry said he “wasn’t trying to get a free kick”. Berry was grilled by Pane, standing firm when it was put to him that he had dragged Oliver to the ground, had a clear view of his opponent’s face and had targeted his eyes. He also said Oliver’s arm position meant Berry’s arm movement was restricted and “limited the ability to do much more”.