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CARLTON'S Adam Cerra has been fined $5500 for making careless contact with an umpire for a fourth time after a bizarre Tribunal hearing on Tuesday.

Cerra was referred directly to the Tribunal after being charged with a fourth offence for making careless contact with an umpire within a two-year period.

The 25-year-old pleaded guilty and the AFL pushed for a fine of $6250, not a suspension.

But the Blues argued for a fine of no more than $5000 in a strange Tribunal case that lasted around 70 minutes.
 

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CARLTON'S Adam Cerra has been fined $5500 for making careless contact with an umpire for a fourth time after a bizarre Tribunal hearing on Tuesday.

Cerra was referred directly to the Tribunal after being charged with a fourth offence for making careless contact with an umpire within a two-year period.

The 25-year-old pleaded guilty and the AFL pushed for a fine of $6250, not a suspension.

But the Blues argued for a fine of no more than $5000 in a strange Tribunal case that lasted around 70 minutes.
props to all great process and use of resources
 
CARLTON'S Adam Cerra has been fined $5500 for making careless contact with an umpire for a fourth time after a bizarre Tribunal hearing on Tuesday.

Cerra was referred directly to the Tribunal after being charged with a fourth offence for making careless contact with an umpire within a two-year period.

The 25-year-old pleaded guilty and the AFL pushed for a fine of $6250, not a suspension.

But the Blues argued for a fine of no more than $5000 in a strange Tribunal case that lasted around 70 minutes.

Lucky I need those 72 points from my premo mid badly this week :moustache:
 
They've been arguing for over an hour on whether Cerra should be fined $6,250 or $5,000.

The hearing is costing Carlton $10,000.
I don't believe this is the case. It costs the club $10k if they challenge the ban, like North are doing with Xerri. Cerra was referred straight to the tribunal, so no cost to Carlton (happy to stand corrected on that). The ridiculous thing is that how much did it cost for the lawyers from both sides?
 
That'll be over in 15 minutes.

"Did he need to swing his arm like that?"
"No"
"Did he mean to hit Sparrow in the head?"
"No"
"So you'd agree that the action was careless but not intentional?"
"Yes...wait!"
"Upheld".
Only took 19 minutes of deliberating, I was close

 
Xerri saying he's there to knock blokes out is an interesting approach.




Case was over after his opening statement, lol. Basically just defined 'careless' and made the AFL's case for them. North needs new lawyers (though he was likely never getting off)
 
Case was over after his opening statement, lol. Basically just defined 'careless' and made the AFL's case for them. North needs new lawyers (though he was likely never getting off)

Hard to disagree.

Plus, it probably wasn't the wisest move to go with a lawyer named:
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Callum Coleman-Jones
 
Xerri saying he's there to knock blokes out is an interesting approach.




So what exactly was North challenging? He's knocked him out with his arm and he didn't need his arm out to collect the ball. Guess they're desperate- it's the vibe
 

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Case was over after his opening statement, lol. Basically just defined 'careless' and made the AFL's case for them. North needs new lawyers (though he was likely never getting off)

I chuckled when I was reading what Zita wrote from Xerri mouth.

It was the weirdest defence strategy. Yeah basically I was careless but please downgrade it to not careless.

"I get PAID to be physical" lol
 

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