NORTH Melbourne defender Luke McDonald has been reported for a high bump on Tiger Kane Lambert.

The 22-year-old was approaching the contest with the ball at ground level when his hip collected Lambert's head in the first term of Sunday's clash at Etihad Stadium.

Lambert grabbed at his head and was awarded a free kick, but has not suffered any lingering impact from the collision and has played on.

The bump was not dissimilar to the collision between Sydney star Luke Parker and Hawthorn's Jarman Impey on Friday night.

The AFL's Match Review Officer Michael Christian cleared Parker on Saturday, saying Parker had no other realistic way of contesting the ball.

WATCH: Parker's hit on Impey