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AFL apologises as Butters case is dismissed due to juror misconduct
PORT Adelaide superstar Zak Butters has had his umpire abuse charge thrown out by the AFL Appeal Board after it was ruled a panel member's decision to listen to part of the original Tribunal hearing from his car was a "miscarriage of justice".
And the AFL has apologised to both Butters and umpire Nick Foot, saying it will now "reflect" on the outcome of the case and take lessons from it, while the Power has doubled down on its call for the Tribunal process to be reviewed.
Butters was fined $1500 by the AFL Tribunal last Tuesday for abusing field umpire Foot during the Power's loss to St Kilda in round five.
AFL apologises after Butters appeal upheld, umpire abuse conviction quashed
Port Adelaide star Zak Butters will face the AFL Tribunal to appeal his fine for abusive language against umpire Nick Foot. (ABC News: Briana Fiore)
The AFL has apologised for the inconvenience caused to all parties after a tribunal decision to fine Zak Butters for abusive language against umpire Nick Foot was thrown out on appeal.
Butters was fined $1,500 for using abusive and offensive language after Foot paid a free kick against the Power in their loss to St Kilda at Adelaide Oval.
Foot said Butters asked him, "How much are they paying you?". Butters denied saying this and his club said the star midfielder had been branded a liar.
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‘Clear error of law’: Butters WINS appeal after juror’s car trip ruins case… but no call on sledge
Zak Butters has won his appeal over his sledge of umpire Nick Foot, but no finding was made over whether he actually did utter the words “how much are they paying you?”
The details of the case itself were not debated on Monday evening; the Appeal Board instead focuses on whether there was an error in law in how the verdict was determined, or if it was grossly unfair.
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