They had a WAFL club try that trick a couple of years ago in the Reserves. I think it was Peel Thunder trying to do that with a Dockers senior player who was coming back from injury (might have been Harley Bennell
). IIRC he was sitting in the stands with a cast or had a sling around his neck.
They changed the rule the next week to say that the player must be at the ground in full playing gear to be recorded as playing a game.
Also, the Omeo league had a case a couple of years ago when a guy was in Bali and put on the team sheet late in the season which gave him enough games to qualify and the other clubs kicked up a stink. The league decided that he wasn't at the ground so he became ineligible to play finals.
PLAYERCARDSTART
17
Harley Bennell
- Age
- 32
- Ht
- 185cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 21.4
- 5star
- K
- 11.9
- 4star
- HB
- 9.5
- 5star
- M
- 3.5
- 4star
- T
- 2.3
- 4star
- CL
- 2.7
- 4star
- D
- 12.7
- 3star
- K
- 6.0
- 2star
- HB
- 6.7
- 4star
- M
- 2.0
- 2star
- T
- 0.3
- 1star
- CL
- 1.0
- 3star
- D
- 17.6
- 5star
- K
- 8.2
- 4star
- HB
- 9.4
- 5star
- M
- 2.4
- 3star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
- CL
- 1.8
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
They changed the rule the next week to say that the player must be at the ground in full playing gear to be recorded as playing a game.
Also, the Omeo league had a case a couple of years ago when a guy was in Bali and put on the team sheet late in the season which gave him enough games to qualify and the other clubs kicked up a stink. The league decided that he wasn't at the ground so he became ineligible to play finals.