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CibbuanoRivers found guilty
April 28th 2009 09:28
MELBOURNE defender Jared Rivers has been found guilty of making negligent contact with an umpire at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.
Rivers received a $2600 fine for making contact with field umpire Justin Schmitt in the third-qaurter of the Demons' 17-point loss to Adelaide at the MCG on Sunday evening.
The 24-year-old told the tribunal that Schmitt had backed away from a bounce at a slight angle and this caused the umpire to make contact with him.
The tribunal agreed that Schmitt had backed away at an angle but deemed that Rivers was close enough to warrant the negligent finding.
Rivers received a $2600 fine for making contact with field umpire Justin Schmitt in the third-qaurter of the Demons' 17-point loss to Adelaide at the MCG on Sunday evening.
The 24-year-old told the tribunal that Schmitt had backed away from a bounce at a slight angle and this caused the umpire to make contact with him.
The tribunal agreed that Schmitt had backed away at an angle but deemed that Rivers was close enough to warrant the negligent finding.
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