Gold Coast's Alex Davies is free to play against Port Adelaide after his one-match ban for an attempted shepherd was downgraded.

The Suns midfielder's hit on GWS opponent Ryan Angwin during their shock 35-point home loss on Saturday was originally judged as high contact, medium impact and careless conduct.

Gold Coast successfully argued at Tuesday's night tribunal hearing the charge should be downgraded to low impact, which would reduce the penalty to a fine.

Davies pleaded not guilty to rough conduct, with the club arguing the midfielder had opted to brace for contact and not to bump.

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The 23-year-old said he believed he was going to receive the ball from teammate Noah Anderson before, upon realising he was no longer in the play, he opted instead to stop Angwin's run.

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