Kingy

mystifyingly, I might add, that because Hipwell was not offended by the remark, that was also a factor in his decision to downgrade the ban and pointed to the fact that Collard had been quote-unquote roughed up beforehand.

The transcript also reads in part, we observe, wait for this, we observe that football is a hard game.

It is highly competitive, particularly at its higher levels.

It is commonplace that players can employ language from time to time, which is racist, sexist, or homophobic whilst on the field.

Jeez.

And then somewhat amazingly, the Saints then gave the tribunal a whack on the way out the door.

Their statement read, despite the reduction in sanction, St Kilda remains disappointed with how the matter was assessed and believes greater consistency and clarity in the AFL's tribunal process is important moving forward.

No, they're not.

They're not.

They've released a statement saying.

Well, your guess is as good as mine.

How could I honestly sit here and give you an answer on that?

Greg's.

I think.

I'm sure.

Yeah.

Tribunal process.

Absolutely.

Yep.

This is Greg Swan's purview.