Malcolm Blight believes the Crows should be punished for their salary cap breaches but their good record should be taken into consideration. Picture: David Clark Source: Herald Sun
DUAL Adelaide premiership coach Malcolm Blight believes the club's record of being a good corporation should be taken into account as the Crows prepare for their greatest crisis.
Adelaide will face the AFL Commission over alleged salary cap breaches and draft tampering on November 30 and it comes with the football fraternity in the dark over what the penalties for the club will be.
News Limited understands the AFL's most likely sanction is a fine of about $500,000 and restrictions in the draft for the next two or three years.
But Blight, who was at the draft table of the Gold Coast Suns last Thursday night at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, was hopeful the club's record would be taken into account.
"We've caught up with a lot of people over the past two or three days and the main comment was that it's been such a great club, which has done everything by the book, has been a responsible citizen within the AFL," Blight said.
"They've almost got a perfect record. I mean no-one's perfect, we all know that, but it's a blip.
"Wrong? Yes. They have done the wrong thing and they have to pay the price - I think everybody accepts that. But one of the things I've said is that there's never been a personal gain made and, secondly, they didn't break a law. They broke a rule.
"I'm sad to say this but the Gold Coast and GWS probably haven't made one yet (breaking a rule) but in everyone's history we've all done something wrong - as a group of people, trying to get the best football team on the ground.
"Yes, get smacked and get penalised but you know it's breaking a rule, which should be penalised, but it's not breaking the law.
"Nobody's got any personal gain out of this at all.
"So I think yes, wrong, hysterical, no."
Blight's call came as he took a minute to reflect on the Suns' first two draft selections - Launceston's Jesse Lonergan and Woodville-West Torrens' Tim Sumner.
Sumner comes from Blight's old club and at 187cm and 83kg there is every chance he and Lonergan, who stands 182cm and 90kg, will play next season rather than spending a couple of seasons developing in state ranks.
"They've played against men and the other boy we drafted, as well, has played a couple of years against men, at Launceston," Blight said. "So they already have a nice shape about them, in their body size.
"I mean we all get excited at this time of year but it is exciting."
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