Carl Dilena

And then he's got the suspended sentence that hangs over that.

So yeah, as far as I know, if he's ready to go and that's really up to the coaches, then it should be this coming weekend.

Yeah, I think like everyone else, I mean, it was very unfortunate wording and sort of we didn't agree with that wording as the rationale for the decision.

I mean, a lot has been said about it.

The AFL has come out, various people have come out, so I won't add to all of that.

But, you know, we're in an industry where, yeah, we want, yeah, there's no place for homophobic language.

You know, we want an industry that's,

inclusive and a safe environment for everyone, whether they be players, staff or supporters.

So, yeah, we're very much behind the themes and the push around that and respecting all communities.

And I think, you know, unfortunately, the process that went through to get there was...

Yeah, difficult, unfortunate, and had a much bigger impact than I think it should have had if it was handled in a different way.

Look, it's a strange one, because I sat through all the evidence of the first tribunal hearing, and I was quite surprised, to be honest, with the finding.

And, you know, we consulted with various people and, you know, including two former court judges who thought the first decision was a shambles and should be appealed and should be overturned.

And that was the situation we were dealing with from a legal perspective.

But I think there was a reluctance on the appeals board to overturn something that a tribunal's done, especially when it relates to assessing witnesses that they can't reassess, so they can't actually overturn that.

It almost seemed to be that they saw the injustice in perhaps what might have happened and were trying to rectify that.

But that's purely speculation on my part.

Look, we've been playing some good footy, but just a bit up and down within games.

So it was really nice on the weekend to...

to see us close out a game.