Port Adelaide have decided against appealing the three-game ban handed down to Shaun Burgoyne by the AFL tribunal.

Burgoyne was suspended for three games on Tuesday night after he lost his challenge to a charge of engaging in rough play on Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell.

After 37 minutes of deliberation, the tribunal jury decided to downgrade one aspect of Burgoyne's charge, high impact to medium.

That reduced the penalty to two games, but Burgoyne's carry-over points increased the penalty to three matches.

Power football operations manager Peter Rohde said on Wednesday the club had decided against an appeal in view of the possible grounds for such a move.

The club saw very little chance for a successful outcome, Rohde said.

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