The Hawthorn Football Club was disappointed on confirmation by the AFL on Wednesday that it was to receive fines and suspended fines in maters regarding Campbell Brown and a breach of the regulation in regard to filming at an AFL venue.
In a submission to the AFL, Hawthorn had appealed to the AFL that appropriate penalties would have been a severe reprimand and a suspended fine in both circumstances.
However, the Club is satisfied that the AFL have been able to come to a swift decision in matters regarding the Hawthorn defender, following comments made by Brown on a television program on Monday evening, 13th August, regarding evidence he had given by speaker-phone in a tribunal hearing after Chris Judd was cited for eye-gouging in the third quarter of their round-nine match in Launceston. Brown was fined $15,000, with $7,500 suspended against any further off-field breach of the players’ code of conduct.
“While the Club is disappointed that a financial penalty has been levied upon Campbell, it is pleased that the matter was dealt with quickly, leaving player and Club to focus on this week’s match against Port Adelaide on Sunday at Aurora,” said Hawthorn Chief Executive, Ian Robson.
In regard to sanction imposed by the AFL of $50,000 for videotaping the Round 18 match between the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda at Telstra Dome without authorisation from the AFL ($25,000 of which is to be suspended against any further breach of the regulations), Robson said, “The Club have fully co-operated with the AFL in their inquiry. Not withstanding the clubs admission of guilt, in both instances we believed that a severe reprimand and suspended sentence would have been adequate.”
In a submission to the AFL, Hawthorn had appealed to the AFL that appropriate penalties would have been a severe reprimand and a suspended fine in both circumstances.
However, the Club is satisfied that the AFL have been able to come to a swift decision in matters regarding the Hawthorn defender, following comments made by Brown on a television program on Monday evening, 13th August, regarding evidence he had given by speaker-phone in a tribunal hearing after Chris Judd was cited for eye-gouging in the third quarter of their round-nine match in Launceston. Brown was fined $15,000, with $7,500 suspended against any further off-field breach of the players’ code of conduct.
“While the Club is disappointed that a financial penalty has been levied upon Campbell, it is pleased that the matter was dealt with quickly, leaving player and Club to focus on this week’s match against Port Adelaide on Sunday at Aurora,” said Hawthorn Chief Executive, Ian Robson.
In regard to sanction imposed by the AFL of $50,000 for videotaping the Round 18 match between the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda at Telstra Dome without authorisation from the AFL ($25,000 of which is to be suspended against any further breach of the regulations), Robson said, “The Club have fully co-operated with the AFL in their inquiry. Not withstanding the clubs admission of guilt, in both instances we believed that a severe reprimand and suspended sentence would have been adequate.”
