Adelaide are free to take part in the 2012 National Draft following the postponement of an AFL commission hearing into the Kurt Tippett saga.
The Crows were expected to be hit with severe sanctions, including the loss of draft picks, at Monday's commission over allegations of salary cap breaches and draft tampering.
But the hearing has been adjourned after the club and football manager Phil Harper requested more time to prepare their submissions.
The Crows face three charges, while Harper, Tippett, chief executive Steven Trigg and former football manager John Reid will also appear before the commission.
"The Adelaide Crows and Mr Harper, as well as Steven Trigg and John Reid will each now be represented separately," the AFL said in a statement.
"Mr Harper, Mr Trigg and Mr Reid have only been able to instruct their new lawyers late in this week.
"The AFL has today advised the club and Mr Harper, as well as Mr Trigg, Mr Reid and Kurt Tippett, that the commission will provide the requested extra time, and that the hearing will not proceed on Monday as previously scheduled, to ensure that natural justice is provided.
"A new hearing date is yet to be set, but will be advised to all parties, the media and the wider football public as soon as it is determined.
"The 2012 NAB AFL Draft will proceed as scheduled next week."
Adelaide will now enter Thursday's national draft on the Gold Coast without any restrictions.
The Crows have picks 20, 54, 64 and 83 in the draft and have already declared their intention to redraft utility Nick Joyce, who was delisted on Thursday to make the league's mandatory three list changes in the wake of the Tippett fiasco.
The hearing is expected to be rescheduled for December and could affect Adelaide's participation in the pre-season and rookie drafts as well as the 2013 National Draft and beyond.
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Again more bias and favouritism by the AFL to the interstate ethnic clubs. Guess its got lost somewhere they these clubs joined our competition. Just another attempt by the AFL to financially disable the lesser successful and financial clubs in Victoria. Had it been pointed out that agreeing to this national rubbish would come at the demise of many VFL clubs the clubs would not have agreed. Quite happy to give back the money and go back to poaching the players to play in the best competition . How fortuitous it was off me to leave WA and SA to come to the mighty Victoria, home of football
1 Replythey might get to pick but they will lose them
Replyits a joke that both melbourne and adelaide are allowed to benefit from this years draft, this shows that the AFL have lost their way at board level, every man and his dog knew that melbourne blatantly were match fixing games, but the AFL turned a blind eye to what they were doing telling every one else that there has been no tanking or match fixing, now they have been caught with their pants down and totally embarrassed as a sporting body, they are also going to be made a complete fool over third party payments, you can bet your life other clubs are doing it besides adelaide
Replyfeck off
ReplyGeoff51..... The Crows have already lost out on Jess White and pick 23 from Sydney. They have now had to delist Nick Joyce because freeloader Tippett did not/could not nominate for the draft. The Crows have already missed out on a first round draft and two very good players and it hasn't had its day before the commission yet???? You say it is joke that they can now benefit from this years draft???? I am fukced if I know how your head is wired?
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