Salisbury West will appeal Adelaide Footy League decision to refuse re-entry for 2019
An embattled club will appeal the Adelaide Footy League’s decision to not allow it back in for 2019 and rival teams will determine its fate.
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Embattled Salisbury West will appeal the Adelaide Footy League’s decision to not allow it back in for 2019 and rival clubs will determine its fate.
The Tigers were booted from the competition in August after breaking an affiliation agreement when captain Adam Jones received a life ban and 27-week suspension for four violent incidents in one game.
Last month the league knocked back Salisbury West’s application to re-enter the competition in 2019 because it was not satisfied sufficient change to address concerns had taken place.
Salisbury West will appeal the ruling at a general committee meeting this coming Monday.
League chief executive John Kernahan said the competition’s constitution allowed for a club to have a decision made by the executive overtuned by vote.
“Both the league executive and the Salisbury West Football Club will detail their respective views on why they were denied affiliation and our member clubs will have the last word,” Kernahan said.
“It is a system that has served our league well.”
Salisbury West would require a majority of the league’s 68 clubs to vote in support of its bid to be allowed to return next season.
The Tigers have been contacting clubs prior to the meeting to present their plan for the future and persuade them to vote in favour.
Six Salisbury West players have submitted clearance requests to other clubs.
All were still pending at presstime.
Fellow northern suburbs club Salisbury North was also booted from the competition but was granted re-entry into the league next season under new sanctions.
It was removed from the league in June, also for breaking an agreement, after player Alex Stengle was found guilty of intentional striking.
The Hawks have named club stalwart Joe Hay as its new player/coach for 2019 and have been focusing on making cultural changes.
Salisbury West did not return calls from the Northern Weekly.