Kurt Tippett. Picture: George Salpigtidis. Source: Herald Sun
AFL players' union chief Matt Finnis yesterday threw his support behind Kurt Tippett after the ex Crows found himself cast as a villain.
After the Sydney deal was withdrawn and no other club moved to deal with Adelaide over its highest-paid player, Tippett now seems destined for the national or pre-season draft and has lost much control over where he ends up.
As an AFL investigation continues into Adelaide's 2009 side deal controlling Tippett's exit from West Lakes, the AFL Players Association was a rare voice standing up for Tippett as he contemplates his next football station after the messy departure from the Crows.
But Finnis said that regardless of the investigation and its outcome, the game still had a responsibility to its player, who is yet to be found guilty of any wrongdoing and appears to have served out his playing contract with Adelaide in good faith.
Finnis said nobody ought to feel good about Tippett finding himself in his current situation after serving out his contract with the Crows, negotiating a new deal and then watching his future spiral into uncertainty.
The AFLPA will support Tippett throughout the investigation of his initial deal with Adelaide and through the remainder of the exchange window, and made the point that Tippett still had the right to defend himself.
"I know it's probably an unpopular view in Adelaide, but at the end of the day he's a player who's got the right to expect to be able to continue his career," Finnis said.
"I think what's disappointing is that as a result of the situation, a player and club had appeared to have reached an agreement but the player doesn't get the benefit of that agreement.
"Putting aside the investigation and any offence or penalties that might apply, people should not lose sight of the fact that Kurt Tippett, today, is the one whose future is uncertain."
Finnis said it was still too early for the AFLPA to launch its own investigation into the conduct of all parties involved throughout the Tippett fiasco.
But he said the union would make its own inquiries when the AFL had handed over its findings.
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