BRISBANE Lion Pearce Hanley said he didn't milk a 50m penalty against Chris Yarran on Saturday night and was pleased to see the Carlton utility escape suspension.
Deep in the fourth quarter and with the game still in the balance, Yarran was reported after losing his cool and lashing out at Hanley, hitting him high.
The skilful Irishman clutched his neck, doubled over, and received the 50m penalty to move his team out of danger.
On Monday afternoon the Match Review Panel dismissed the case, saying contact made was below that required to constitute a reportable offence.
Hanley said he was pleased Yarran got off.
"It just happens on a footy field," he said.
"He missed an important shot (at goal) and I got into him, he retaliated. It is what it is. I'm happy he got off, happy he didn't get weeks for it.
"I was pretty cooked … I was happy to get a free kick."
Hanley was adamant he did not make the most of the contact.
"If he didn't hit me, if the ball left the area, I would have been down on my haunches anyway, so I wouldn't say I made the most of it."
Hanley has had an inconsistent first half of the season, but showed signs of the form that took him to second in last year's best and fairest with a fine display against the Blues.
He had 22 disposals and nine tackles in one of his best games of the year.
The 25-year-old said he was confident the Lions could build on the comeback win against the Blues, starting with Saturday's trip to Melbourne to play the Western Bulldogs.
"I don't see why not," he said.
"There are a few winnable games coming up. We're not taking them lightly obviously, we're still down the bottom end of the table - we're looking to build and keep putting our game-plan in place."
