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Brisbane Lions star Lachie Neale remains eligible to win this year's Brownlow Medal and is free to take on Richmond in Saturday week's qualifying final after being cleared of striking by match review officer Michael Christian.

Neale, who has enjoyed an outstanding first season at Brisbane, was involved in an off-the-ball scuffle with Richmond's Jack Graham early in the second quarter of the Tigers' win over the Lions at the MCG on Sunday.

Lachie Neale in action against the Tigers. Credit:AAP

Graham played out the game and wasn't injured, with the MRO deciding on Monday that Neale had no case to answer.

Neale finished with a career-high 51 disposals on Sunday, doing his Brownlow Medal chances no harm, but the Tigers won by 27 points.