AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) advises the independent Tribunal sat tonight, Wednesday 22 December, to hear one charge from the senior grades of Round 11 of the 2021/22 TIO NTFL.
Men’s Division 1
Deacon Braun of Wanderers Football Club appeared before the independent Tribunal to answer to the charge of using abusive, insulting or obscene language towards or in relation to an umpire in the fourth quarter of the TIO NTFL Men’s Division 1 match between Banks Football Club and Wanderers at TIO Stadium on Saturday 11 December 2021.
Braun pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity.
In summary, the independent Tribunal issued Braun with a three-match penalty per the Auditory Offence Matrix.
Appeals Process
Offending clubs (alleged) and/or the Controlling Body have until 5pm tomorrow to lodge an appeal in writing to the AFLNT Football Operations team. The grounds for appeal under the 2021 State and Territory Tribunal Guidelines are as follows:
4.3 Grounds for Appeal
Except where otherwise determined by the Controlling Body, a Person found guilty of a Reportable Offence by the Tribunal, or the Controlling Body may only appeal to the Appeal Board in respect of a decision made by the Tribunal under these Guidelines on one or more of the following grounds:
(a) that there was an error of law;
(b) that the decision was so unreasonable that no Tribunal acting reasonably could have come to that decision having regard to the evidence before it;
(c) the classification of the level of the offence was manifestly excessive or inadequate; or
(d) that the sanction imposed was manifestly excessive or inadequate.
