Tom Morris

A bit jealous of the weather up there.

Let's go to Darcy in Ashburton.

Darcy, g'day.

You there, Darcy?

Hi, Tom, you got me?

Yep.

I've heard a lot of talk about Nick Foote being soft or an overreaction this week.

I find it quite hypocritical from Zach Butters to be the man that's going to be paid $20 million over the next 10 years, essentially crying on the news over a $1,500 fine.

Yeah, so I don't think it's about the monetary value.

I don't think he really cares whether it's $1,500 or $500.

I think Zach Butters cares about the reputational damage that he perceives would be on his back now that this sanction has been handed down.

Do you see that?

I don't think there's been any reputation damage to Butters.

I think everyone's essentially supported him, and Nick Foote's been made the enemy.

Look, I agree with you that the reputational damage to Zach Butters is negligible.

I think it's minimal.

I made the point to Kane last night on Locked In that Liam Ryan got fined $1,500 for umpire abuse last year, and no one remembers that.

Daisy Thomas got fined $7,500 in 2019.

for calling a boundary umpire an effing cheat.

And no one looks at Daisy Thomas and goes, geez, what a terrible bloke he is because he did this to an umpire seven years ago.