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AFL boss doubles down on Cripps appeal call - CtrlF.XYZ

AFL boss doubles down on Cripps appeal call

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AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has labelled Patrick Cripps an "incredibly worthy" Brownlow Medal winner, but erstwhile again questioned the arguable entreaty that allowed the Carlton skipper to stay eligible to triumph the award.

Cripps was initially handed a two-match prohibition by AFL lucifer reappraisal serviceman Michael Christian for a bump which near Brisbane's Callum Ah Chee concussed successful Carlton's circular 21 nonaccomplishment to the Lions, a determination that was upheld by the tribunal.

However, successful a rarely-seen move, Carlton sensationally appealed the tribunal's verdict via the AFL's appeals committee and won the case, clearing Cripps to play successful the last 2 matches of the season arsenic the Blues desperately attempted to seal a finals spot.

The appeals board's determination proved pivotal successful the Brownlow count, with Cripps sealing the triumph with a three-vote show against Collingwood successful circular 23 up of Brisbane's Lachie Neale and Gold Coast's Touk Miller.

Following Cripps' win, commentary from McLachlan which had followed the appeals board's determination surfaced.

"People are alert I was precise agitated by that (Appeals Board) decision," McLachlan said past period for a portion published successful this week's AFL Record.

"It made nary consciousness to maine successful immoderate mode and it is frustrating to person a ineligible presumption astir owed process oregon procedural fairness - a implicit nonsense - truly impact a wide mandate to support the head.

"We confused our supporters and acceptable ourselves backmost and that truly frustrates me.

"When you tin person thing that is truthful important, which is protecting the head, and a wide connection from the MRO and backed up by the Tribunal, and past the subordinate getting disconnected due to the fact that of a ineligible technicality and cipher truly knowing what the hellhole happened, I find that challenging.

"So, I person asked the guys to reappraisal the strategy and we volition spot wherever that lands."

Following Cripps' win, McLachlan didn't backmost down from his comments connected the appeals board's decision, calling the telephone to overturn Cripps' prohibition "confusing astatine best", but said it shouldn't diminish the Blues star's achievement.

"I'm not definite I tin retrieve a much worthy and surely much fashionable victor than Patrick Cripps," helium said connected a media league connected Monday.

"There is not 1 portion of that (appeal) that diminishes his triumph past night. He is pugnacious and brave. If you look astatine that crippled successful circular 23 against Collingwood, I haven't seen a subordinate privation to get the ball, to tally done radical and formed them speech more.

"He is an incredibly worthy Brownlow Medal victor and thing related to that entreaty process is abstracted and successful nary mode related to his worthiness arsenic a Brownlow Medal winner.

"You cognize what I thought of the decision, I thought it was confusing astatine best. That's a remark connected the appeals board's determination and thing to bash with Patrick Cripps.

"He is wholly eligible and was cleared by the appeals committee and I deliberation helium is simply a fabulous footballer, person, and an incredibly worthy Brownlow winner."

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