Kurt Tippett ruled out for Swans as Ted Richards cleared to play Out: Kurt Tippett will not face the Dockers on Saturday night. Kurt Tippett has been ruled out of Sydney's team for the preliminary final with Fremantle on Saturday night. Scans showed Tippett has suffered ligament damage at the top of his fibula in the semi-final win over Carlton. The injury occurred in a marking contest with Michael Jamison in the opening few minutes of the game though there had been concerns with his fitness before the match. Jolt on a Blue: Ted Richards delivers a bump to Carlton's Levi Casboult. Photo: Channel 7 Tippett is a chance to play in the grand final should the Swans defeat the Dockers in Perth. The Swans have also lost youngster Tom Mitchell, who requires surgery on his ankle and is out for the rest of the season. In good news for the Swans, Ted Richards is free to play after escaping suspension from the AFL's match review panel. But the news was not so good for Geelong, who have lost veteran Paul Chapman for their showdown with Hawthorn. Richards can accept a reprimand with an early plea for his hit on Carlton's Levi Casboult in Saturday night's semi-final after the match review panel graded his conduct as negligent rather than reckless. The latter would have resulted in a two-match suspension reduced to one with an early plea. Richards' contact on Casboult was regarded as high and of low impact as the Blue managed to play out the game. Richards is likely to get the task of minding Fremantle champion Matthew Pavlich this weekend. Chapman can accept a one-match ban for his bump on Port Adelaide's Robbie Gray. Like Richards, Chapman's bump was considered to have made high contact and had low impact on Gray, but his conduct was graded as reckless instead of the lower level of negligent. The Cats may choose to challenge the decision at the tribunal but would then run the risk of a two-game suspension, which would rule the veteran out of the grand final should they make it that far.