AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) can confirm it has received notice from the Nightcliff Football Club that it seeks to appeal the ruling made by the AFLNT Executive in relation to the result from the TIO NTFL Men’s Division 1 Qualifying Final between Nightcliff and Waratah, played on Saturday 23 February at the Marrara Cricket Ground.
Please see here to refer to the decision made by the AFLNT Executive on Monday 25 February.
In the notice, Nightcliff stated it was appealing on the following two grounds;
- The AFLNT Executive, by not including the Nightcliff Football Club in the review process, failed to observe the principles of procedural fairness. This was an error of law;
- The AFLNT Executive, in overturning the decision of the officiating umpire and the AFLNT match manager presiding over the game has acted ultra vires. This was an error of law.
An independent Tribunal will now sit at 5:30pm on Wednesday 26 February to determine if Nightcliff can prove there are sufficient grounds to reverse the AFLNT Executive’s decision in relation to the game’s result.
