Whereas he had needed to stay a Magpie, the Gold Coast Suns had proven curiosity in him late within the season. He might but preserve his AFL dream alive as a delisted free agent.
“‘Madge’ has confronted damage challenges this 12 months and his constructive angle and resilience must be recommended,” Magpies soccer boss Graham Wright mentioned.
“Caleb confirmed potential at AFL stage over the previous two seasons. He’s nonetheless within the early life of his profession and has labored exhausting to develop his craft within the VFL.”
Murley, a midfielder-forward taken with choice 49 in final 12 months’s nationwide draft, was additionally delisted however has been instructed by Collingwood he’ll return through the rookie draft.
Regardless of vaulting from seventeenth final season to the cusp of a grand ultimate berth this 12 months, the Magpies haven’t been shy in making change. They delisted Liam McMahon, Isaac Chugg and Callum and Tyler Brown final month, and have been busy by the commerce interval, touchdown Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell from Hawthorn, Brisbane ahead Dan McStay, Giants ahead Bobby Hill and Adelaide defender Billy Frampton.
Nonetheless, they misplaced younger ahead Ollie Henry, who was traded to Geelong, his membership of alternative, in a three-way deal that allowed Mitchell to cross to the Pies, whereas twin best-and-fairest winner Brodie Grundy was traded to Melbourne.
Tuck legal professionals name for AFL funding in coronial listening to
Jon Pierik
Attorneys representing the widow of former Richmond footballer Shane Tuck have known as on the AFL to fund her case within the Coroners Courtroom of Victoria as she seeks a proof for her husband’s dying.
Greg Griffin, counsel for Tuck, mentioned the continued case earlier than state coroner John Cain had price “tons of of hundreds of {dollars}”, and that was earlier than a possible public inquest, slated for subsequent 12 months, had begun.
Griffin questioned why the AFL was more likely to cowl the authorized prices of the 5 households concerned in racism allegations in opposition to Hawthorn, however wouldn’t assist Tuck in a case that might have main ramifications for the league.
A submission has been put to the AFL that for the 5 households concerned within the Hawks’ racism case to take part in hearings on an equal footing with the accused, the league should cowl all authorized prices.
Attorneys representing the household of former Richmond footballer Shane Tuck have known as for AFL funding of their case within the Coroner’s Courtroom of Victoria.Credit score:Fairfax Media
Tuck died by suicide in 2020, and was posthumously recognized with continual traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a mind degeneration most likely brought on by repeated head traumas.
“I made the submission to the AFL that it ought to state its place, as it’s doing for the Hawthorn investigation into Indigenous points, that it could meet the authorized prices of Ms Tuck. The response from senior counsel of the AFL was absolute, that there was no prospect of the AFL funding in any means Ms Tuck’s authorized charges,” Griffin instructed The Age.
“That is after the coroner has set dates apart for what could possibly be a 14-day listening to within the coroners court docket – a 14-day listening to which doesn’t even handle the problems of nice concern to the widow, that being who’s accountable for the dying of Shane Tuck.
“Shane Tuck when he died had stage 4 CTE. Had he not gone and performed for Richmond, he undoubtedly can be alive at this time.
“I believe the AFL could be very joyful to announce its $4.5 billion broadcast deal, however is totally and completely against … funding the price of those that can not afford to fulfill their very own.
“Having mentioned that, it’s ready to throw no matter funds it must on the Hawthorn inquiry, whereas leaving the widow of Shane Tuck, as a result of she doesn’t play by their guidelines, to fulfill her personal prices.
“Do you assume on the finish of this the AFL will construct a Shane Tuck concussion centre at Punt Rd? It won’t as a result of Kath Tuck dared to know who’s accountable for the dying of her husband.”
Tuck performed 173 video games with the Tigers between 2004-13 and had a short boxing profession after he retired. The coronial inquiry is ongoing.
Griffin can also be working in the direction of a category motion in opposition to the AFL for concussion and head-related trauma, and once more scoffed at recommendations impacted gamers would settle ought to the AFL introduce a multi-million greenback compensation fund. Outstanding lawyer Peter Gordon has been tasked by the AFL to look at how a fund would work.
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