Port makes call on Butters appeal after Tribunal explains finding
The AFL Tribunal has delivered its reasoning behind the Zak Butters guilty verdict
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| Position | P | Pts | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Swans | 5 | 16 | 175.5 | |
| 2 | Fremantle | 5 | 16 | 131.4 | |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 5 | 16 | 121 | |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 5 | 16 | 120.7 | |
| 5 | Gold Coast SUNS | 5 | 12 | 132 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 5 | 12 | 115 | |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 5 | 12 | 105.9 | |
| 8 | Geelong Cats | 5 | 12 | 101.5 | |
| 9 | Melbourne | 5 | 12 | 92.7 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 8 | 110.6 | |
| 11 | Adelaide Crows | 5 | 8 | 106.4 | |
| 12 | GWS GIANTS | 5 | 8 | 92.5 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 5 | 8 | 92.3 | |
| 14 | St Kilda | 5 | 8 | 91.2 | |
| 15 | West Coast Eagles | 5 | 8 | 64.3 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 5 | 4 | 76.6 | |
| 17 | Essendon | 5 | 4 | 76 | |
| 18 | Richmond | 5 | 0 | 56.4 | |
The AFL Tribunal has delivered its reasoning behind the Zak Butters guilty verdict
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