Former Carlton president Ian Collins. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun
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FORMER Carlton president Ian Collins has called for the AFL to be consistent if it sanctions Adelaide for salary cap breaches.
The AFL is investigating a secret deal between Adelaide and Kurt Tippett that could result in the player's deregistration and the Crows being fined and losing draft picks.
When he took over as Carlton president in late 2002, Collins inherited the fallout from the salary cap breaches under his predecessor John Elliott, which resulted in the Blues being fined almost $1 million and losing draft picks including selections one and two.
Elliott maintains the league's decision was "bloody-minded" and too harsh and claims it set the club back a decade.
'My argument is that they have to be consistent and if not then their credibility is at stake. I think everyone will sit back with bated breath and see whether they apply the same set of rules they applied (to us)," Collins said.
"I was consistent (when I was at the AFL) but the Carlton (penalty) was an aberration."
He said the league was likely to be tougher on salary cap infractions than a breach of contract.
"If they agreed to release him at the end of their agreement to the club of his choice, I wouldn't have thought that was the issue. But with the rules changing with free agency, the AFL have to be ever vigilant on their rules," Collins said.
Carlton's captain in 2002, Anthony Koutoufides, yesterday said he was stunned that Adelaide believed it could hide any infractions.
As we saw with the Melbourne Storm, when you are dealing with so many people, things come out in the open. You get exposed. I don't know why clubs even attempt to do it."
Koutoufides said Adelaide was better placed to handle any fine from the AFL than Carlton, close to broke at the time of the league fine.
"The million dollar fine was the thing for us.
"Adelaide is very stable as a club so they will survive it, but it's not good internally.
"When you are looking for the ultimate in a premiership you don't need distractions like that."
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