Nation footy aspect Wangaratta, coached by former Collingwood tall Ben Reid, has been stripped of the 2022 premiership over main wage cap breaches.
The Ovens and Murray league handed down heavy sanctions on Monday, after earlier sanctions on the Magpies’ netball aspect had been additionally delivered.
It was decided Wangaratta was $28,000 over the $125,000 wage cap, after a participant obtained an additional fee which helped push the membership over the restrict.
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.The membership additionally didn’t title all gamers who had been paid for enjoying in 2022.
No substitute premier can be named. The Magpies defeated Yarrawonga 86-83 in an exciting decider final yr.
“The 2022 OMFNL Senior soccer premiership awarded to the Wangaratta FNC can’t be recognised because of the AFL Victoria APP Rule breach,” the league mentioned on Tuesday.
“As such, there can be no OMFNL senior soccer premier declared for the 2022 season.”
League chairman David Sinclair mentioned: “While conscious of the emotion surrounding final night time’s resolution, significantly to the gamers, volunteers and supporters of Wangaratta, the league stays dedicated to the allowable participant fee guidelines and absolute integrity round this.
“The place a breach is confirmed, harmless mistake or in any other case, the league merely can not award a premiership the place sanctions are handed out that carry into focus the integrity of the competitors.”
The Magpies had already been fined $28,000, prevented from incomes premiership factors within the first two video games of 2023, and lower their participant factors to 36 from 40.
The membership didn’t attraction the sanctions initially which had been declared an administrative error.
Wangaratta is coached by former 152-game Collingwood star Ben Reid.
Certainly one of his gamers, Joe Richards, drew curiosity throughout the 2022 season and was picked up by Collingwood with choose 48 within the nationwide draft late final yr.
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