Kurt Tippett faces a nervous wait ahead of today's AFL Trade Week deadline. Source: Herald Sun
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THE AFL will start scouring Adelaide's files today for evidence of salary cap cheating, while giving the Crows the green light to strike a deal for Kurt Tippett.
In an unlikely twist, the Crows still have the opportunity to trade Tippett despite being investigated for third-party infractions.
There were reports last night that Tippett had been promised up to $200,000 outside his 2009 contract.
It is believed the Crows said they would pay the money if it could not be raised from other parties.
But AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said last night: "If they wished to present a (trade) deal to us, it would be assessed."
The AFL Players Association was locked in talks with the AFL for much of yesterday trying to smooth the path for Tippett's trade to Sydney and the move of Swan Jesse White to Adelaide.
But the league was playing hardball, and the players union feared Tippett might be sent to the draft and White left in limbo.Tippett is being investigated after Adelaide confessed it had a separate agreement outside his official contact that guaranteed he would be traded to the club of his choice for a second round pick.
But it is allegations Tippett received a six-figure sum from undisclosed third-party deals that have Adelaide nervous.
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But the league was playing hard-ball, with the players union fearing Tippett might be sent to the draft and White left in limbo.
Tippett is being investigated after Adelaide confessed it had a separate agreement outside his official contact which guaranteed he was traded to the club of his choice for a second-round pick.
But it is allegations Adelaide forward Tippett made a six-figure sum from undisclosed third-party deals which have Adelaide facing real heat.
Bizarrely, Adelaide had ample salary cap room so had no need to spirit that money to Tippett outside the salary cap.
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Sydney and Adelaide had not made progress on the Tippett deal yesterday, and it seems unlikely the AFL would deem the current White-pick 23 deal strong enough to be approved.
AFL football operations boss Adrian Anderson has taken charge of the investigation ahead of Ken Wood, with the Crows throwing open their books today.
"We will start from tomorrow examining files at the club which they have offered to make available to us," Keane said.
"(The investigation) will take as long as it takes."
Adelaide yesterday denied it had paid Tippett's brother Joel any money that was then funneled to his brother.
Facing the pressure to justify why they should not be removed are Adelaide chief executive Steven Trigg, and Tippett's manager Peter Blucher, of Velocity Sports.
Tippett could still be forced into the pre-season or national draft, with both Gold Coast and Brisbane yesterday pledging to review their interest in him if that scenario occurred.
Rival clubs yesterday confirmed that it is not unprecedented for clubs to include clauses in standard contracts promising to help players return home.
In fact, it is believed AFL salary cap watch dog Ken Wood has helped clubs frame contracts with specific references to returning home.
But Adelaide's Tippett deal was not lodged with the AFL, and was prejudicial to the draft because it also mentioned the specific terms by which he would return.
Tippett is facing potential deregistration or a fine for his involvement, but given a trade is still possible it seems unlikely he would be deregistered at his new club.
Adelaide may have also anticipated the likely sanctions, rushing through a trade with Richmond for Angus Graham last Friday aware it might not have been able to keep Tippett.
Tippett could become the first AFL player to be deregistered for undisclosed third-party payments since Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams was banned for 11 weeks in 1992 for his kick-backs in Sydney.
Adelaide is maintaining it wrote the off-contract deal with Tippett with no intent to deceive or manipulate the AFL rules.
Reid is said to have told AFL investigators the exit clause and evaluation of a second-round draft pick was based on the league's own guidelines for the compensation Adelaide would have been handed had Tippett walked to Gold Coast as an uncontracted wildcard recruit.
This defence challenges accusations Adelaide tampered with the draft.
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