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CibbuanoSaints fined for breach
September 19th 2008 11:50
ST KILDA has been fined $5000 for having 23 players on the field during the warm-up before the start of last Saturday night's first semi-final against Collingwood at the MCG.
The Saints ordered emergency Shane Birss to warm up when midfielder Lenny Hayes experienced back spasms in the rooms before the match.
Under AFL rules a club may not have an emergency player join the warm-up after final team sheets have been lodged with the AFL and the opposition club.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the league accepted that the Saints had not deliberately tried to manipulate the rules.
But he said they had still breached the AFL Player Regulations by not informing the AFL or the Magpies of Birss’ involvement in the on-field warm up.
The Saints ordered emergency Shane Birss to warm up when midfielder Lenny Hayes experienced back spasms in the rooms before the match.
Under AFL rules a club may not have an emergency player join the warm-up after final team sheets have been lodged with the AFL and the opposition club.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the league accepted that the Saints had not deliberately tried to manipulate the rules.
But he said they had still breached the AFL Player Regulations by not informing the AFL or the Magpies of Birss’ involvement in the on-field warm up.
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