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Stokes banned until Round Eight
UPDATE: Embattled Cats forward Mathew Stokes has been banned, fined and ordered to get a job by Geelong - although apparently the penalties have nothing to do with his innocence or guilt over cocaine-related police charges.
What do you think of Geelong's punishment of Mathew Stokes? Sports Today;s Brian Taylor and Gerard Healy do not think the Cats are hadnling the case all that well (playing now).
GEELONG STATEMENT:
The Geelong Football Club has concluded its internal investigation in relation to the decision by Victoria Police to arrest and charge Mathew Stokes with possessing and trafficking an amount of cocaine on 3 February 2010.
The following sanctions have been determined under the AFL player’s code of conduct. Matters relating to the AFL's drug codes and the police charges are the responsibility of other authorities, namely the AFL and the legal system.
The club's sanctions imposed on Mathew Stokes are:
- Mathew Stokes has been suspended from consideration for selection in the club's AFL team until round 8, 2010. The suspension will be served in the following manner:
- From today until round 1 of the AFL season, Mathew Stokes can train at the club only when no other players are present
: From round 1 to round 4 of the AFL season, Mathew Stokes can train with the club's VFL listed players only
: From round 5- round 7 of the AFL season, Mathew Stokes can train with the VFL squad and will be eligible to play in the VFL
: From round 8, Mathew Stokes will be eligible to train with the full squad and for selection in the club's AFL team
- Mathew Stokes will be fined $5,000 - the maximum sanction under the AFL player's code of conduct
- Between now and round 4 of the AFL season, Mathew Stokes is to find full-time employment and conduct any training out of working hours
- Mathew Stokes is to establish a relationship with a drug-related community program and assist with that program on an ongoing basis.
Mathew Stokes met with the club's player leadership group (PLG) last Thursday. The PLG considered a variety of sanctions and recommended the foregoing to the CEO. Following discussion with the club’s board and the AFL, the club accepted the recommendation of the PLG and advised Mathew Stokes of the penalties.
These sanctions do not speak to Mathew Stokes guilt or innocence on the charges issued by the Victoria Police on Wednesday, and will stand regardless of the outcome of those charges.
The penalty does not take into account any possible action under the anti-doping code, as the club does not have jurisdiction in this area.
Mathew Stokes has personally retained Mark Dean SC to act on his behalf in relation to the legal proceedings and as the matter is before the courts, the Geelong Football Club will not be making any further comment about this subject until such time as it is concluded.
The legal roundtable
A lawyer, two ex-lawyers and the Stokes cocaine case here. Click the image of Ross and John to listen to the debate and read the report on why Stokes has been charged byy police.
Blog comments
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Re BT
I listened to BT on the way home last night and as much as I find Dwayne boring, I find BT offensive.
He may have views, but there is no need to swear or put his listeners down
AW if BT is doing the show, you have lost a listener.Dazza Tuesday 9 February, 2010 - 12:04 PM -
Mathew Stokes , Geelong Football Club need to be saked from Aussie Rules.
col Tuesday 9 February, 2010 - 10:24 AM -
Leadership group, LOL.
All a leadership groups is are a group of spoilt brats we big wallets.
If a player has been charged I would have thought a lifer ban would be the right way to go.
Maybe what this player needs to do is go on the dole for a while and get back to reality, who cares if he get's deperst.
Stop putting up players on pedistalls, send a strong message to others.
Nick Tuesday 9 February, 2010 - 7:00 AM
