Salisbury West player Adam Jones reported four times in same Adelaide Footy League match against Trinity Old Scholars
A NORTHERN suburbs footballer may cost his side a spot in the finals after being reported four times in a single game on Saturday — leaving one opponent (pictured) in hospital with a broken jaw.
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A FOOTBALLER may cost his side a spot in the finals after being reported four times from one game on Saturday, including for an incident that left an opponent with a broken jaw.
Salisbury West’s Adam Jones will front the Adelaide Footy League tribunal on Wednesday night on charges of striking, kicking and undue rough play in the club’s division seven qualifying final against Trinity Old Scholars at Salisbury Downs Oval.
Umpires did not report Jones on the day but Trinity later submitted footage of two of the alleged incidents to the league.
Trinity’s Carl Teusner finished the game with a broken jaw requiring surgery and one of his teammates was concussed during the match.
A league spokesman said the result of the match — a nine-point win to Salisbury West — would not be overturned.
But he said Salisbury West was already on notice with the league and could be suspended if any of its players were found guilty of an intentional act of striking, kicking or headbutting.
“The result of the match will not be reversed, however pending Wednesday night’s outcomes, may require the league to amend the composition of the division six and six reserves finals,” the spokesman said.
Salisbury West is under the same conditions with the league as fellow northern suburbs club Salisbury North, which has been kicked out of the competition after a player’s five-week intentional striking suspension.
Last month the league stripped Salisbury West of one premiership point after Tigers player Darrell McIntyre received a one-week striking ban.
Salisbury West is due to play Rosewater in the division seven second semi-final this Saturday.
Jones was named fifth-best for Salisbury West against Trinity.
The Trinity Old Scholars executive committee released a statement on Monday night condemning the incidents.
“Firstly, our best wishes to club stalwart Carl Teusner and his family as he recovers from the injuries sustained in Saturday’s disappointing incident,” the statement read.
“Secondly, let it be known the incidents we saw on Saturday go well beyond football and we will not stand by and let that happen to our players.
“We stand firmly by our decision to take this to the league and to let it deliberate on the matters at hand.
“Now, as a club, we must stand by and let the league handle the situation.”
Messenger Community News has contacted Salisbury West for comment.