Tom Morris

I don't think Zach Butters knowingly lied, but there is a chance he got it wrong, just as there is a chance that Nick Foote got it wrong.

At the centre of all this are two players who believe they've been hard done by.

The CEO of the Players Association is James Gallagher, and he's with me this morning in the studio.

James, good to see you.

Good to see you, Tom.

Timing is everything.

A strongly worded statement this morning.

Did the tribunal get it wrong with Zach Butters?

I think, yeah.

Yeah.

I mean, we're, we're really disappointed with the outcome.

Um, there's no doubt about that.

Um, I think it would seem pretty clear that there's been a misunderstanding here.

Um, I know I certainly have misheard many things in my life, but I think, um, it w it was pretty clear when watching the footy on Sunday night, you know, there was, um, Zach and Ollie were obviously mystified at why a 50 meter penalty had been paid.

Um,

Zach obviously didn't interview immediately post-game.

He didn't know at that point in time what the allegations were, and he was pretty clear about what he'd said.

And then Zach and Ollie obviously gave that evidence again last night.

And I hear the point that there were some slight discrepancies, but...

These guys are playing a highly competitive game of football.