Dogwatcher wrote:SANFL press release
The SANFL advises that Mallee Park Football Club player Barry Johncock Jnr has successfully appealed his deregistration after a decision made by the SA Football Commission.
Under the national deregistration policy adopted by the SANFL in 2012, Johncock had exceeded the 16 weeks of suspension permitted during a player’s career.
The deregistration policy allows for an appeals process as follows:
Rule 3.3 states: A player/official shall not be eligible for re-registration unless the player or official gains an exemption to reregister from the relevant state body. Such exemption shall only be granted under exceptional circumstances (i.e. where the relevant state body is satisfied that the player/official is genuinely rehabilitated and unlikely to re-offend).
Counsel on behalf of the player, Mr Tom Besanko made submissions in favour of the player being reregistered and tendered two medical reports from a psychologist who had provided behaviour management advice over recent months.
The psychologist will continue his sessions with Johncock during the season.
SA Football Commissioners Dion McCaffrie and Philip Gallagher found on the basis of the evidence presented that Johncock has brought himself within the provisions of Rule 3.3 and therefore, granted him an exemption to be reregistered.
The tribunal warned Johncock that should he subsequently be suspended at any level he shall be deregistered without any further right of appeal.
this decision was as expected…..hopefully he is no longer playing by the time my son is able to play seniors.
