AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) advises the independent Tribunal sat last night, Wednesday 9 March, to hear one charge from the senior grades of Week 2 Finals of the 2021/22 TIO NTFL.
Men’s Division 2
Blake Larson of Jabiru Football Club appeared before the independent Tribunal to answer the charge of striking against #21 of Banks Football Club after the TIO NTFL Men’s Division 2 match between Banks and Jabiru at TIO Oval 2 on Saturday 5 March 2022.
Larson was found guilty of striking and it was the view of the Tribunal that the incident should remain classified as intentional conduct, medium impact and high contact and issued Larson with a wholly suspended three-match penalty.
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.
