AFLNT wishes to advise the Tribunal sat on Wednesday 7 February to hear three charges from Round 16 of the TIO NTFL Men’s Premier League.
TIO NTFL Men’s Premier League – Round 16
Keegan Dingo of Southern Districts Football Club contested the charge of rough conduct during the second quarter of the Round 16 TIO NTFL Men’s Premier League game between Tiwi Bombers Football Club and Southern Districts played at Tiwi Oval on Saturday 3 February 2018.
In summary, Dingo was found guilty of rough conduct.
Based on the evidence available, the Tribunal ruled the incident should be upheld as careless conduct, low impact and high contact resulting in a two-match suspension.
The Southern Districts Football Club/Dingo has until 5pm Thursday 8 February to lodge an appeal. The grounds for appeal under the 2017 State and Territory Tribunal Guidelines are as follows:
4.3 Grounds for Appeal
Except where otherwise determined by the Controlling Body, a Person, Club and/or the Controlling Body, may 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.
Should the club/player not lodge an appeal then AFLNT will commence steps to deregister the player once he has completed his sentence and the prescribed penalty has placed him beyond the 15-game suspension threshold allowed under national AFL policy.
Patrick Heenan, of Tiwi Bombers Football Club contested the charge of rough conduct during the second quarter of the Round 16 TIO NTFL Men’s Premier League game between Tiwi Bombers and Southern Districts Football Club played at Tiwi Oval on Saturday 3 February 2018.
In summary, Heenan was found not guilty of rough conduct.
Cannis Tipuamantirmirri, of Tiwi Bombers Football Club faced the charge of behaving in an abusive, insulting, threatening or obscene manner towards or in relation to an Umpire in the fourth quarter of the Round 16 TIO NTFL Men’s Premier League game between Tiwi Bombers and Southern Districts Football Club played at Tiwi Oval on Saturday 3 February 2018.
In summary, Tipuamantirmirri pleaded not-guilty but was found guilty of behaving in an abusive, insulting, threatening or obscene manner towards or relation to an Umpire, and was issued with a three-match suspension.
The Tiwi Bombers Football Club/Tipuamantirmirri has until 5pm Thursday 8 February to lodge an appeal, in-line with the 2017 State and Territory Tribunal Guidelines (as above).
