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‘Choco’ Williams not enough to save Shiel at tribunal – The Age
Character evidence from premiership coach Mark “Choco” Williams and a reference to the infamous 2017 collision between Trent Cotchin and Dylan Shiel was not enough to save the Essendon star from a suspension.
The Bombers also argued exceptional and compelling circumstances, pointing to Shiels previously unblemished record.
Anderson successfully sought tribunal chairman Geoffrey Giudices permission to submit evidence relating to the 2017 preliminary final collision between Shiel and Cotchin in which Shiel was concussed but for which Cotchin escaped without suspension.
Shiel said that the significance of the Cotchin incident was that Shiel had needed to change elements of his technique following the …
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