Chapter 1: What issues are being addressed regarding Lance Collard's tribunal case?
Carl, the other ongoing issue you've had involved the Lance Collard tribunal case and how that has played out. When will Lance return to the VFL?
Well, I think he's effectively served the two weeks of the hard suspension, if you like. So theoretically, he should be available this coming week. And then he's got the suspended term.
uh sentence that hangs over that so um 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 what did you think of the finding the rationale that was expressed that's ended up with the result of the chairman being sacked by the afl of the appeals board
Chapter 2: What was the reaction to Ross Lyon's controversial comment?
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.
Were you grateful for the quality of mercy that the appeals board did show separate to the rationale that was expressed?
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.
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