Lachie Neale will face the AFL tribunal on Tuesday evening.
He is hoping to have a striking charge overturned or downgraded in the hope of being cleared to play in Saturday's grand final.
ABC Sport will have a live blog covering Neale's tribunal hearing.
Brisbane Lions players are confident they can cover the potential absence of Lachie Neale in the grand final, with the two-time Brownlow medallist facing a one-match ban.
The 33-year-old has been charged with striking Hawthorn's Jack Ginnivan in last Saturday night's preliminary final.
If the suspension is upheld, Neale will miss Saturday's grand final against Fremantle at the MCG.
Lions teammate Jarrod Berry said it would be a blow to lose Neale.
But he said the Lions were equipped to overcome any adversity.
"We'll be sitting tight and praying that he gets off."
Neale's gut punch on Ginnivan was graded as intentional conduct, medium impact and body contact by match review officer Michael Christian.
Pendlebury was given a one-match ban for rough conduct for a bump on Adelaide's Josh Worrell.
The Magpies successfully argued the clause applied to Pendlebury, who had never before faced the tribunal in his storied 21-year career.
Neale also has not before appeared before the tribunal in his 320-match career.