GWS forward Steve Johnson will be looked at closely by the MRP for bump on Josh Kennedy

STEVE Johnson’s finals fate could hang on the content of a Sydney medical report after his bump on star Swan Josh Kennedy.

Steve Johnson may be suspended for his bump on Josh Kennedy. Picture. Phil Hillyard

STEVE Johnson’s finals fate could hang on the content of a Sydney medical report.

The Greater Western Sydney forward’s bump on star Swan Josh Kennedy in the first quarter of Saturday’s 36-point Giants win at ANZ Stadium will be scrutinised by the match review panel on Monday.

Johnson’s teammate Shane Mumford also faces a nervous wait after an apparent sling tackle on Sydney forward Kurt Tippett in the second quarter. Tippett had scans on his jaw on Sunday.

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Both Kennedy — who left the field and underwent a concussion test — and Tippett played out the game, but former MRP member Luke Ball admitted that the medical reports provided by the Swans would be a big factor in Monday’s decisions.

“The medical reports will be interesting. Both players returned to the field and played out the game,” he said on Channel 9.

Steve Johnson may be suspended for a bump on Josh Kennedy. Picture. Phil Hillyard

“Certainly Kennedy had 30-odd possessions.

“But they’ll play a big part in the result there.”

Fellow MRP member Michael Christian refused to comment directly on Johnson’s case, but said calls on such decisions are based on whether the bump is executed fairly when there is another apparent option available to the player.

“The reality is, the rule says that if you elect to bump and you had another alternative, then you need to execute the bump fairly,” he said.

“I can’t comment specifically on that case, but the reality is if you elect to bump and you have another alternative … if you then bump to the head, and cause that injury, then there’s potentially a case to answer.”

Christian said confusion surrounding the bump must be rid from peoples’ thinking.

“The great thing about the game is that you’re allowed to bump and I reckon this is somewhere that some people can get a little bit confused,” he said on 3AW.

“The challenge you have is that if you come in and you elect to bump and you run over the ball or within five metres and you execute that bump shoulder to shoulder, that’s the game and that’s what the bump is.”

Giants coach Leon Cameron said post-game that Kennedy played out the game, finishing with 30 disposals and was among the Swans’ best players.

Sydney's Dan Hannebery gets in the face of Steve Johnson. Picture: Toby Zerna

“The game goes helter skelter and you’re going 100 miles an hour, watching the next moment,” Cameron said.

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“One thing I will say is that he (Josh Kennedy) passed his concussion test and he played the rest of the game.

“Until I have a look at the vision it’s hard to comment, but he did come back on and played the last two and a half quarters.”