North Melbourne will use a slur directed at one of their hardest players as a spur for the next time they meet Hawthorn this AFL season.

Kangaroos defender Daniel Pratt said he would not forget derogatory comments made by Hawthorn's Campbell Brown towards him and "save" them as ammunition for the next time the sides meet, in round 13.

Brown labelled Pratt "extremely soft" and "pathetic" and hinted Pratt took a dive after the Kangaroo collapsed to the ground when Hawk Jordan Lewis jabbed him to the midriff during last Saturday's game at Telstra Dome.

Lewis chose not to challenge a one-game suspension for the strike, ruling him out of Sunday's game against Adelaide.

Lewis' suspension came after he was also banned for two games after last year's semi-final, when he was one of three Hawks outed in the aftermath of an at-times spiteful clash against North at the MCG.

That ill-feeling appears set to continue in June, as Pratt said he would file Brown's slur in the memory bank.

"I'll definitely keep that saved up," he said.

Pratt, who has modelled his game on former teammate and renowned hard man Glenn Archer, said he was pleased with the physical approach the Kangaroos employed against the Hawks, although they were overrun in the final quarter.

"There's definitely a rivalry there, I guess rivalry round lived up to its name," he said.

"It's the first time I've seen that physicality in a game for a while and I thought it was pretty impressive the way blokes went about it on the weekend."

Pratt said he was surprised to hear Brown's assessment of him, and believed he constantly displayed his toughness on the field - by attacking the ball.

"If you're going to be hard at the footy and put your head over the ball, that's what I think being tough is and not other things that happen in the game," Pratt said.

"I'm happy with myself along those lines.

"I probably didn't expect that (Brown's remarks) coming but he's going to try and say anything to help get Jordan off.

"He caught me by surprise, things like that happen all the time in the game.

Hawk Michael Osborne was also reported in the game, but can play against the Crows after accepting a reprimand for striking Andrew Swallow.

Richmond's Kayne Pettifer will miss Sunday's game against Fremantle after accepting a one-game suspension for striking Collingwood's Nick Maxwell, while Essendon pair Mark McVeigh and Adam Ramanauskas accepted reprimands for minor striking offences against Carlton.

St Kilda's Robert Harvey is another player reportedly angry at a slur on his character, after the Western Bulldogs' Jason Akermanis alleged the dual Brownlow medallist grabbed him on the testicles in laying a tackle at the Dome last Friday night.

The match review panel on Monday night cleared Harvey of any wrongdoing.

St Kilda have refused to comment on the incident, but Saints captain Nick Riewoldt said he could not believe anyone would accuse Harvey of anything below the belt.

"I don't know what Aker said but I'm always surprised when someone puts a slur on Harvs' character," Riewoldt said.

"But from what I understand it's been dealt with and it's done now."

Meanwhile, Sydney star Adam Goodes said he had not made much of a dig from Leigh Matthews that he was a "protected species" with umpires, but disagreed with the assessment made by the Brisbane Lions coach.

"I only heard about it through other people," he said.

"I thought it was a bit of tongue-in-cheek. I had a bit of a giggle.

"Over the last four to five years I've given away more free kicks than I've actually gotten, so I don't know if I'm protected by the umpires in any respect."

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