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Western Region FL - Divy 1 2019

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10 months, 3 investigators, 15 people interviewed including some officials from other clubs and Bullen wasn't interviewed. Can anyone explain to me why on Earth officials from other clubs were interviewed regarding Deer Parks books? Sounds like this investigation was a which hunt.
 
10 months, 3 investigators, 15 people interviewed including some officials from other clubs and Bullen wasn't interviewed. Can anyone explain to me why on Earth officials from other clubs were interviewed regarding Deer Parks books? Sounds like this investigation was a which hunt.
Because they ghazi,Eames and a couple of other officials kept ringing up WRFL whinging
 
I’d also at this time like to point out they got done for 8 charges so only one was for bully playing meaning there’s still another 7
 
I’d also at this time like to point out they got done for 8 charges so only one was for bully playing meaning there’s still another 7

I have read the article - what a farce. One charge for exceeding the cap in 2018 by $10,200 and seven "admin errors". As I have said before, Goldy is way too smart for the WRFL. He has made the WRFL (and Football Vic) and the salary cap a joke.
 

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I have read the article - what a farce. One charge for exceeding the cap in 2018 by $10,200 and seven "admin errors". As I have said before, Goldy is way too smart for the WRFL. He has made the WRFL (and Football Vic) and the salary cap a joke.

Couldn’t be too smart. He’s about to miss out on finals because he got busted cheating the salary cap. Actually sounds pretty ****in stupid.
 
Because they ghazi,Eames and a couple of other officials kept ringing up WRFL whinging
Bull shit and bull shit investigation they are 150 k plus over and thousands complained cheats full stop and by more than the investigation results premierships are where always be a load of bullshit
 
One of Victoria’s powerhouse suburban clubs could be banned from featuring in finals this season after an investigation found it breached the salary cap in the 2018 season.

Deer Park, which has claimed the past six premierships in the Western Region Football League, is set to answer eight charges at a hearing on Tuesday following an 10-month investigation.

Three AFL Victoria integrity officers have been reviewing the club’s books since October and concluded the Lions’ player payments totalled $225,200 last year — $10,200 above the salary cap.

They ruled that 50 per cent of coach Marc Bullen’s salary should be included in the total player payments, which tipped Deer Park over the $215,000 cap.

According to the investigation, the former Essendon player made six appearances for the club’s reserves team in 2018.


It is understood Bullen, who is a non-playing coach, was helping an undermanned twos team.

Deer Park is planning to strenuously defend the charges and has not ruled out legal action if it is found guilty.

Deer Park coach Marc Bullen and former captain Chris Stewart show off the club’s 2015 premiership cup. Picture: David Smith
Deer Park coach Marc Bullen and former captain Chris Stewart show off the club’s 2015 premiership cup. Picture: David Smith
It is understood it has also been left frustrated by the drawn-out investigation.

A three-person player payments disciplinary committee, which will include a lawyer, will be established to hear the charges.


Fifteen people, comprising 11 current and former players plus officials from rival clubs, were interviewed as part of the investigation.

It is believed Bullen was not one of those interviewed.

Outside of Bullen’s charge, it is understood most of the charges relate to administrative errors.

The salary cap was introduced in competitions across the state in 2017, with education the focus of the first year.


Leagues can apply a range of penalties to clubs found to be over the salary cap, from the stripping of premierships in extreme cases to bans from finals, fines and suspension of players.

The disciplinary committee can rule a club ineligible to receive premiership points for past and future matches, which could leave Deer Park facing the prospect of watching from the sidelines in September if a guilty verdict is handed down.

The Lions sit third on the ladder with an 11-5 record, one game clear of sixth-ranked St Albans with two rounds remaining in the home-and-away season.

The Lions are chasing a record seventh flag in a row in 2019. Picture: Andy Brownbill
The Lions are chasing a record seventh flag in a row in 2019. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Deer Park is chasing a slice of history this year, with VAFA outfit Old Xaverians (1995-2000) the only other club in metropolitan Melbourne to win six flags in a row in a top-flight competition.

The Lions won the 2013 decider by a solitary point, and the 2017 grand final by three points.

Their other triumphs in the season’s showpiece fixture have come by 77, 136, 114 and 48 points, underlining the gulf between the best side in Division 1 and the rest.

At least five WRFL clubs have been subject to investigations from AFL Victoria’s integrity team in recent months.

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“We certainly have continued to adopt an aggressive approach in regards to player points and to that end have the lowest cap in metro footy to I guess further drive and incentivise junior development,” League chief executive Matthew Duck said last year.

“We’ve coupled that with arguably the most comprehensive auditing process ever conducted by the AFL Victoria integrity team.

“That’s currently ongoing throughout a number of clubs — and that’s across all three divisions.”
 
Where is the WRFL's statement on this? Why is it the public find out through social media/news reports. Disgraceful by the WRFL admin.

C'mon, where sure to get the standard 1 or 2 line WRFL statement. Sorry, can't comment, under investigation. Close statement
 
Going to make things even harder for deer park next season with the salary cap dropping to 195k
 
Because they ghazi,Eames and a couple of other officials kept ringing up WRFL whinging
So you’re not even defending the fact that you have been caught cheating? You’re just blaming people for “apparently” trying to catch you guys out? You’re just lucky that they can’t prove the amount you guys are paying over the salary cap. I think the WRFL know you guys are paying way over but they can’t prove it so they have this that they can punish you for and it might just bring you guys down. Let’s see what happens I suppose.
 
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