AFL appeals board finds Tribunal hearing that found a conviction and fine for Port Adelaide's Zak Butters abusing an umpire was a miscarriage of justice
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Published: April 20, 2026 at 04:44 PM
by By Andrew McGarry
The AFL appeals board has quashed Zak Butters's conviction for abusive language against umpire Nick Foot, saying a Tribunal member listening in while driving his car for part of the original hearing constitutes a miscarriage of justice.