Kurt Tippett leaves the AFL Commission with his legal counsel David Gallbally Picture: Norm Oorloff Source: Herald Sun
Adelaide Crows chief executive Steven Trigg could lose his position at today's hearing. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser
Adelaide Crows are expected to be hit with a severe penalty by the AFL at today's commission hearing into alleged draft tampering and salary cap rorting.
AFL operations manager Adrian Anderson arrives at AFL House for the Commission meeting that will decide penalties for Adelaide and Kurt Tippett. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
AFL prosecutor Jeff Gleeson arrives. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
KURT Tippett cannot play until Round 12 next season and the Crows have been fined $300,000 for salary cap and draft cheating.
AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick announced the penalties after a marathon nine-hour AFL Commission hearing today.
The former Crows forward was suspended for next year's NAB Cup and 22 home-and-away matches, but 11 of those were suspended for five years.
Tippett still hopes to be picked up by Sydney in the pre-season draft on December 11.
The Crows said tonight they would not be deterred by today's judgement.
"Although today's decision is obviously a disappointing setback for Kurt, we have always seen Kurt as a long-term player and we will go to the pre-season draft with the intention of selecting him if he's available at our pick," Swans football manager Dean Moore said.
If he becomes a Swan, Tippett will effectively have a 12-match ban because Sydney has a bye in Round 12. If he is selected the next week his first match will be against Port Adelaide in Adelaide.
The Crows were hit with a $300,000 fine and banned from the first two rounds of next year's national draft.
Adelaide, which voluntarily handed back its first two picks in this year's draft, will also be banned from picking up any father-son selections.
But the Crows will be allowed to take part in the first or second round of the draft if they pick up an early selection during the trade period or as compensation for losing a player through free agency.
Adelaide chief executive Steven Trigg and former Crows football manager John Reid were both fined $50,000 and banned from all AFL functions - including matches and training - for 12 months.
Six months of both sentence was suspended for five years.
Current football manager Phil Harper was banned from football for six months, with four months of the ban suspended for five years.
Tippett: I knew nothing
The Crows, Tippett, Trigg, Reid and Harper faced a total of 11 charges relating to a secret deal with Tippett in 2009.
The charges related to deals outside Tippett's contract to send him to a club of his choice at the end of 2012 and to pay Tippett $100,000 in each of the 2011 and 2012 seasons outside the salary cap.
The Crows were also charged with illegally arranging third-party deals for Tippett in 2011 and 2012.
All parties pleaded guilty to all charges.
The club has paid a very high price for an error of judgement.
After a full investigation the AFL found no more rule breaches by the Crows.
Trigg and Chapman both apologised for breaking the rules and backed Trigg to keep his job as Crows CEO despite his six-month ban.
"As CEO then and now I've accepted full responsibility for what the AFL regards as serious transgressions of those rules, and for that I'm very sorry," Trigg said.
Kurt Tippett leaves the AFL Commission with his legal counsel David Gallbally Picture: Norm Oorloff Source: Herald Sun
He said he acted in what he believed were the best interests of the club when a homesick Tippett was presented with an excellent offer to join the Gold Coast Suns.
"We were trying to meet with what we believed to be Kurt Tippett's desire to move to another club at the conclusion of that contract," he said of the secret clause promising to trade Tippett to the club of his choice.
"The club has paid a very high price for an error of judgement.
"The Kurt Tippett case presented a truly unique situation for our club.
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"It's really important to put a stamp on the fact that the club never intend to exceed and never has exceeded the TPP limit (salary cap).
"The Commission has heard my explanation and chosen to suspend me for six months.
"It's unprecedented and it's impossible to sit here without feeling it's extremely tough. Clearly an example has been set.
"My position is at this point in time in hands of our board, I very much hope I can remain in industry and as chief executive of our club. Some will think that's an extraordinary position to take but I can assure you this is an extraordinary situation."
Chapman said he spoke to Trigg when rumours surfaced this year of a secret agreement and received "an answer that was satisfactory to our board, that we weren't breaking any rules".
Fitzpatrick said each of Tippett, Trigg, Reid, Harper spoke at the hearing and several character witnesses also gave evidence.
This morning, Crows officials and Tippett's representatives made a back-door arrival at the league's Docklands headquarters as they tried to dodge the waiting media pack.
Adelaide officials - chairman Rob Chapman, chief executive Steven Trigg, football operations manager Phil Harper and former football boss John Reid - refused to answer questions as they attempted to slip in through a back entrance.
Tippett and his legal crew headed by top QC David Galbally also tried to avoid the cameras as they entered through the same door.
Several AFL bosses including Adrian Anderson and female commissioner Sam Mostyn began arriving through the front door from about 7.40am.
Chairman Rob Chapman yesterday sent an email to all of the club's members promising each member they would be contacted by a club director to explain what has transpired once the matter has been finalised.
Where to? Kurt Tippett has a big decision to make. Source: Herald Sun
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