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Tribunal Determinations are determinations handed down by the Football NSW General Purposes Tribunal and Appeals Tribunal (Tribunals). Set out below are determinations handed down by the Football NSW General Purposes Tribunal and Appeals Tribunal (Tribunals).

Section 13.22 of the Football NSW Grievance and Disciplinary Regulations (adopted on 21 February 2013) allows Football NSW to disclose determinations of the Tribunals on its website subject to any confidentiality or any other legal requirements. By electronically disseminating the determinations, Tribunals can better educate the football community about certain conduct, make precedent-setting determinations readily accessible, promote transparency and demonstrate accountability.

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GPT 18-75 Dione King (West City Crusaders)

• Inconsistent evidence
• Punch
• Strike
• Insufficient evidence
• Grab hair

Charge(s)

1. Instigating a melee; alternatively instigating a melee (non-violent) or participating in a violent melee, or participating in a melee (non-violent) (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 14-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 12-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 13-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01.)

2. Serious violent conduct, or violent conduct, or assault striking (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 17-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 16-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 15-01.)

Determination(s)

1. NOT Guilty Finding

2. NOT Guilty finding

GPT 18-75 Jesse Boness (West City Crusaders)

• Player
• Violence
• Melee
• kicking chair
• verbal abuse

Charge(s)

1. Serious violent conduct; alternatively, violent conduct, or assault/striking, (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Offence Code 17-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 16-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 15-01

2. Participated in a melee; alternatively participating in a melee (non-violent), (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 13-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01.

3. Unsportsmanlike or unprofessional behaviour (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 03-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 03-01.

Determination(s)

1. Guilty Determination- 7 Fixture Suspension
(16.4(d) Schedule 3, Table A R2, Violent Conduct, Grading 02-01)

2. NOT Guilty finding

3. Guilty Determination- 2 Fixture Suspension
(section 16.4(d) Schedule 3, Table B R6, Grading 02-01)

GPT 18-75 Jessica Beale (Sydney City Eagles)

• Inconsistent evidence
• Punch
• Strike
• Insufficient evidence
• Grab hair

Charge(s)

Serious violent conduct; alternatively, violent conduct, or assault/striking, (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Offence Code 17-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 16-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 15-01

Determination(s)

NOT Guilty finding

GPT 18-75 Martin Fernandez (Sydney City Eagles)

• Player
• Violence
• Punch
• melee

Charge(s)

1. Serious violent conduct, or violent conduct, or assault striking (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 17-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 16-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 15-01.)

2. Participated in a melee; alternatively participating in a melee (non-violent), (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 13-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01.

Determination(s)

1. Guilty plea- 4 Fixture Suspension
(Section 16.4(d) Schedule 3, Table A, R2 Violent Conduct, Grading 02-01)

2. Not guilty finding

GPT 18-75 Michael Cimino (Sydney City Eagles)

• Player
• Kick
• Violence

Charge(s)

Assault/striking; alternatively violent conduct (Section 16.4(d) Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 15-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table A, Red Card Code R2, Offence Code 02-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty plea- 4 Fixture suspension
(Section 16.4(d) Schedule 3, Table A, R2 Violent Conduct, Grading 02-01)

GPT 18-75 Zackary O’Riley (West City Crusaders)

• Melee
• insufficient evidence
• player
• brawl

Charge(s)

Instigating a melee; alternatively instigating a melee (non-violent) or participating in a violent melee, or participating in a melee (non-violent) (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 14-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 12-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 13-01; or in the alternative,
• Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01.)

Determination(s)

NOT Guilty finding

GPT 18-75 James Mawein (West City Crusaders)

• Player
• threatening a match official
• intimidation
• threat

Charge(s)

1. Received 2nd Yellow in a match, Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table A Offence Code 01-01 (R7)

2. Threatened physical violence towards a match official or his/her family or property, Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 10-0

Determination(s)

1. Guilty finding- 1 Fixture

2. Guilty finding- 12 month time suspension, permitted to train.

GPT 18-75 Sydney City Eagles and West City Crusaders

• Melee
• Disrepute
• Players
• Fight
• Brawl
• Scuffle
• Players
• Clubs
• repeat offence

Charge(s)

Bringing the game into disrepute ( Section 16.4(f) & (g), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 30-01)

Determination(s)

Sydney City Eagles (SCE): Guilty Determination- Fined $1000+ $2000 plus 2 years good behaviour bond of $5000 + 3 competition points + $50 of cost of appointing Match Commissioner at next match against WCC.

West City Crusaders (WCC): Guilty Determination- Fined $1000 + 2 years good behaviour bond of $1000 + 3 Competition points + $50 of cost of appointing Match Commissioner at next match against WCC.

GPT 18-69 Southern Districts SFA/u16 Boys

• Push
• Strike
• Striking
• Player
• technical director

Charge(s)

1. Displayed unsportsmanlike or unprofessional behaviour (16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 03-01)

2. Used offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures (isolated incident) (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 06-01)

Determination(s)

1. Guilty Plea- 4 fixture suspension

2. Guilty Plea- 2 Fixture Suspension

GPT 18-67 Kade Kinsella (Granville Rage FC)

• Player
• Yellow cards
• accumulation of cards
• Referee course

Charge(s)

Received 11 yellow cards participating in the Premiership in 2018 (s17.2d of the Regulations)

Determination(s)

Guilty plea- 4 Fixture Suspension plus complete referee course

GPT 18-48 St George City FA

• Melee
• Club
• Fine

Charge(s)

During the match, Players and Team Officials from the Club participated in a melee (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-02)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- Pay a $1,000 fine to FNSW

GPT 18-48 (St George City FA/u15 Boys)

• Player
• Spectator
• player/spectator
• melee
• time suspension

Charge(s)

1. Used violent conduct towards an opposition player (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 16-01)

2. Became involved in a melee (16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01)

Determination(s)

1. 3 month Time Suspension

2. 1 month Time Suspension

GPT 18-48 Hawkesbury City FC

• Melee
• Club
• Fine

Charge(s)

During the match, Players and Team Officials from the Club participated in a melee (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- Pay a fine to FNSW of $500

GPT 18-46 (Rockdale City Suns/ 18 Men’s)

• Player
• Kick
• Knee
• serious injury
• concussion
• appeal minimum suspension
• seeing and ruling on an incident
• meaning of playing distance

Charge(s)

Kneed or kicked an opposition player (Schedule 3, Table A, Red Code Offence R2 – Violent Conduct, Offence Code 02-01

Determination(s)

Guilty determination- 4 Fixture suspension (allowed to train)

18-40 Mohamed Elrishe (Auburn Districts FC/Open Mens)

• Player
• Time suspension
• Tripping
• match official
• kicking

Charge(s)

The respondent tripped a Match Official (6.4(d), Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 13-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- 12 month Time Suspension

GPT 18-39 Sydney United 58 FC

• Club
• Spectator
• Security
• NSW Police
• Throwing objects
• rubber balls
• breach of suspension
• time suspension
• evicted
• fine
• loss of points
• point deduction
• smoking
• fight
• confrontation,

Charge(s)

1. Spectators from the Club threw rubber bouncy balls on to the Field of Play (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 23-01)

2. Spectators from the Club became involved in a confrontation with members of both NSW Police and E-Group Security (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 30-01)

3. The Club allowed Mr Christian Pervan to spectate the match even though he was serving a Time Suspension issued by the General Purposes Tribunal (GPT) (reference GPT 15-03) and was prohibited from attending any Sydney United Fixtures for the duration of his Time Suspension (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 19-01)

4. Spectators from the Club assaulted/struck a security guard (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 15-01.)

5. During the match, a Spectator from the Club was smoking a cigarette in breach of clause 9(a) of the Football NSW Terms of Admission Policy.

Determination(s)

1. Guilty Plea- Pay a fine to FNSW of $1,500 and the loss of (3) Competition Points (12 Championship Points) (loss of points only to be suspended)

2. Guilty Plea- pay a fine to FNSW of $1,000.

3. Guilty Plea- pay a fine to FNSW of $1,000 (suspended)

4. Guilty Plea- pay a fine to FNSW of $1,000

5. Guilty Plea- Warning to be issued by FNSW

GPT 18-39 Christian Pervan

• Spectator
• Throwing objects
• rubber balls
• breach of suspension
• time suspension
• evicted
• Sydney United

Charge(s)

1. Throwing missiles onto the Field of Play (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 23-01)

2. Attended the match even though he was serving a Time Suspension issued by the General Purposes Tribunal (GPT) (reference GPT 15-03) (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 27-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- Three (3) year Time Suspension

GPT 18-34 Andrew Gianniotis (Parramatta FC)

• Coach
• Administrator
• Player
• Registration
• Identification
• Deregistering
• incorrect age groups
• fraud
• unconscionable

Charge(s)

Falsified accounts for player on My Football Club for players by changing player details including name and date of birth (Clause 2.2(g) of the FFA Code of Conduct and Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 32-01 of the Football NSW 2018 Grievance and Disciplinary Regulations (Regulations) (x5) and FFA Code of Conduct and Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 21-01 of the Regulations)

Determination(s)

Charges 1-6: Guilty Plea- 12 month Time Suspension for each charge, to be served wholly concurrently such that the total sentence is 12 months

GPT 18-34 Parramatta FC

• Player
• Registration
• Identification
• Deregistering
• incorrect age groups
• fraud
• unconscionable
• ITC
• international transfer certificate
• Falsification

Charge(s)

Multiple- See attached Determination

Determination(s)

1-27 Guilty Plea-
• A total fine payable to FNSW of $16,750.

• Formal written warning from FNSW with respect to the registration of players

• The Player registered with the Club without an ITC is unable to participate until he receives an ITC.

• The club forfeits 21 matches in which ineligible players played.

• The loss of a total of 126 Club Championship Points (94 of which will be suspended until the end of 2020 season)

GPT 18-33 Mounties Wanderers FC (u20 Men’s)

• Spectator
• Threat
• abuse against match official
• verbal abuse
• spectator aggression.

Charge(s)

A spectator from the Club threatened physical violence towards an individual or his/her family or property (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 34-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- Pay a $1500 fine to FNSW

GPT 18-29 FFA Cup Spectators (Rockdale City Suns/Sydney United/Open Men’s)

• Spectators
• damage to property
• flares
• graffiti
• facilities
• repair
• replacement
• fire
• shade sail

Charge(s)

1. Spectators let off incendiary device(s) or fire(s) (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 25-02)

2. Damaged property/equipment with graffiti (Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 18-02)

Determination(s)

1. Guilty Plea- Pay a fine of $5000 to FNSW

2. Pay a fine of $1000, and pay for the cost of repair/replacement of damaged property

GPT 18-28 Blas Bustcovich (FC Gazy Auburn/Open Men’s)

• Player
• Spitting
• Spitting at Match official

Charge(s)

Spitting at or towards a Match Official (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 16-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- 12 month Time Suspension

GPT 18-26 Sydney United 58 FC

• Spectator
• Graffiti
• damage to property
• repairs

Charge(s)

Damaging property/equipment (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 18-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty plea- Pay $500 fine to FNSW, clean graffiti and repair broken seats

GPT 18-24 FC Gazy Auburn (Open Men’s)

• Melee
• Brawl
• Player
• match abandoned
• racist
• racism
• verbal abuse
• brawl
• players

Charge(s)

1. Players from the Club made racist comments towards a Player from Nepean FC (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 10-01)

2. Players from the Club participated in a melee (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01)

Determination(s)

1. Guilty Plea- Pay a fine of $500 to FNSW

2. Guilty Plea- Pay a fine of $500 to FNSW

GPT 18-24 Nepean FC (Open Mens)

• Melee,
• brawl,
• player,
• match abandoned

Charge(s)

Participated in a melee (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 11-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- Pay $500 fine to FNSW

GPT 18-22 Granville Waratah SFC (u18 Boys)

• Melee
• Brawl
• Player
• match abandoned
• red cards

Charge(s)

1. Participated in a melee (section 16.4(d), specifically, section 17.9(b)(iv))

2. Three players were issued with a Red Card during the match (section 16.4(d), specifically, section 17.9(b)(ii)

Determination(s)

1. Suspended from participating in Champion of Champions 2018 Competition

2. Guilty Plea- Pay $250 fine to FNSW

GPT 18-22 Coniston FC (u18 Boys)

• Melee
• Brawl
• Player
• match abandoned

Charge(s)

Participated in a melee (section 16.4(d), specifically, section 17.9(b)(iv))

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- Suspended from participating in Champion of Champions 2018 Competition

GPT 18-19 Valerio Silvestro (APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC/ u13 Boys)

• Verbal abuse
• Coach
• Children
• child protection
• swearing
• Let kids be kids

Charge(s)

Displayed unsportsmanlike or unprofessional behaviour (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 03-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- 4 Fixture Suspension plus order to undertake course “Let Kids be Kids”

GPT 18-14 Kholifa Kamano (Fraser Park FC/u20 Men’s)

• Threat
• Player
• match official
• threaten
• stab

Charge(s)

Threatened physical violence towards a Match Official or his/her family or property (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 10-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea – 12 month Time Suspension

GPT 18-12 Damir Prodanovic

• Spectator
• entry onto field
• spectator/coach

Charge(s)

Unauthorised entry onto the field of play (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 01-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- 1 month Time Suspension

GPT 18-07 Stamati Glaros (Rockdale City Suns/U20 Men’s)

• Coach
• Referee
• match official
• spectator
• verbal abuse
• insult
• dispute
• dissent

Charge(s)

Disputed a decision of a Match Official or showed dissent (16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 02-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty Plea- 1 Fixture suspension

GPT 18-06 (Dural Warriors Futsal Club/Open Womens)

• Damage to property
• kicking door
• player
• repair
• costs
• quote

Charge(s)

Damaging Property/Equipment (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 18-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty plea- 2 fixture suspension and order to pay $385 (the quoted cost of repair)

GPT 18-02 Crystal Overton (Mascot Vipers/Open Women’s)

• Player
• abusive language
• staunching
• contact with official
• excessive force

Charge(s)

1. Pushing a Match Official (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 12-0)
2. Offensive, insulting or abusive language towards a Match Official (repeated/excessive) (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 05-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty plea
3 month suspension (from 27/1/18)

GPT 18-02 Phil Overton (Mascot Vipers/Open Women’s)

Spectator, Parent, parent/spectator, abusive language

Charge(s)

Threatening or intimidating language or conduct towards a Match Official (section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table B, Offence Code 09-01)

Determination(s)

Guilty plea
3 month suspension (from 27/1/18)

GPT 18-29 – Sydney United 58 FC

- fine
- flares
- flare
- damage
- property
- graffiti
- guilty

Charge(s)

1. During the match, Spectators from the Club ignited a flare in breach of Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 25-02 of the Football NSW 2018 Grievance and Disciplinary Regulations (Regulations).
2. During the match, Spectators from the Club graffitied/damaged facilities at Illinden Sports Park in breach of Section 16.4(d), Schedule 3, Table C, Offence Code 18-02 of the Regulations.

Determination(s)

1. Pay a fine to Football NSW of $5,000. The payment of the fine is to be suspended for the duration of the 2018 season.
2. Pay a $1,000 fine to Football NSW and pay for the costs of the following repair/replacement work to be conducted at Illinden Sports Centre:
• the shade sail over the spectator section burned by the flare;
• the graffitied seats in the spectator section below the burnt shade sail;
• the graffitied bathroom; and
• the fence around the perimeter of Illinden Sports Centre.