7 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Kozzy apparently clear of any possible charge from a Q4 incident involving Noah Answorth from yesterday.

Noble (GCS) and Fonti (GWS) facing 1 week bans.

The Butters appeal currently being heard.

And Butters has been cleared. Or at least the AFL will not rehear the charge now that the original hearing has been overturned.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by YearOfTheDees

2 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

And Butters has been cleared. Or at least the AFL will not rehear the charge now that the original hearing was over turned.

Bloody good outcome.

What a rubbish case.

Would have set a horrible precedent… no evidence? Guilty!!

Ha so the power won on a technicality.

But hilarious the powers legal councils dog was barking when he tried to submit evidence.

Lets never talk about this case again.

What a balls up by everyone.

2 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Ha so the power won on a technicality.

But hilarious the powers legal councils dog was barking when he tried to submit evidence.

Lets never talk about this case again.

What a balls up by everyone.

Biggest loser out of all this is definitely Sportsbet employee AFL umpire Foot.

19 minutes ago, Chook said:

Biggest loser out of all this is definitely Sportsbet employee AFL umpire Foot.

Let's hope so.

Umpire mics failing right at the point they’re required? Seems very suspicious to me. But I won’t dwell on it, lest the afl spend a couple mil on improving microphone quality rather than paying full time umpires.

On 16/04/2026 at 12:54, Redleg said:

That and the fact that the Tribunal apparently looked at Butters’ record, before deciding whether he was guilty of the offence, are the two legal grounds why the Appeal Hearing will uphold the Appeal.

The AFL will think that is the end of it, except Butters was found guilty of the alleged abuse and was not believed and the Appeal in a way will only determine that the hearing was flawed. Yes legally he will be clear, but he will remember he wasn’t believed on his evidence, even if technical aspects of the hearing result in quashing the penalty.

PS: A third legal point just happened. Before the Appeal can be heard a Tribunal member has spoken to the media.

I am now just waiting for the Tribunal to declare that the members shared a couple of bottles of wine and a slab during the hearing.

As I said.