Johnson is in danger of missing a preliminary final after he felled Kennedy with what appeared to be a shoulder to the head in the first quarter of the Giants’ upset qualifying final win.
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Johnson’s glittering 275-game career makes him one of the most important players in the Giants’ maiden finals campaign.
The Giants’ next match will be against the victor of Hawthorn and the Bulldogs in the preliminary final.
Kennedy spent 20 minutes on the sidelines before returning to the fray, with the Giants winning the finals derby by 36 points.
The MRP said an injury sustained by Tippett had been caused in an earlier ruck contest and not the Mumford tackle.
The match review panel determined Tippett’s head did not hit the ground during the tackle.
Ruckman Kurt Tippett and rookie defender Callum Mills will both miss Saturday’s match at the SCG against a Crows side that is flying high after destroying North Melbourne.
Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge, Geelong captain Joel Selwood, Sydney’s Gary Rohan and Cat Steven Motlop were among other players to avoid suspension after a busy weekend for the MRP.
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Fellow Roos Shaun Higgins and Andrew Swallow and Adelaide’s Daniel Talia and Kyle Cheney were fined $1000 each for their involvement in a melee.
