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Posted December 06, 2020 22:29 · last edited December 06, 2020 22:43

So Auckland played an ineligible player and should have been docked 9 points but hey lets not worry about that, people make mistakes..... NZF strikes again

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/123545217/nz-football-chooses-not-to-penalise-national-womens-league-leaders-for-eligibility-error?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

This decision should be appealed - NZF would not have a leg to stand on. It MUST follow its own rules. No discretion in matters of eligibility.

They are though:

"the regulations also state that opposing teams must lodge protests regarding player eligibility within 48 hours of the match in question, which none of Central, Canterbury, or Capital did."

I read that also, but there are precedents where player ineligibility came to light outside the 48 hour window and points deductions were applied. For cases involving an obscure administrative error, opposing sides would have no knowledge on which to base a protest. A few seasons back, Mainland Football operating under the same eligibility rules, discovered an administrative error in a player's registration 7 games into the season, and deducted all points accumulated in matches for which the player was on the team card. This decision influenced the destination of the league title.

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Unknown editor edited December 06, 2020 22:43

20 Legend wrote:

Steptoe wrote:

The JourneyFan wrote:

So Auckland played an ineligible player and should have been docked 9 points but hey lets not worry about that, people make mistakes..... NZF strikes again

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/123545217/nz-football-chooses-not-to-penalise-national-womens-league-leaders-for-eligibility-error?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

This decision should be appealed - NZF would not have a leg to stand on. It MUST follow its own rules. No discretion in matters of eligibility.

They are though:

"the regulations also state that opposing teams must lodge protests regarding player eligibility within 48 hours of the match in question, which none of Central, Canterbury, or Capital did."

I read that also, but there are precedents where player ineligibility came to light outside the 48 hour window and points deductions were applied. For cases involving an obscure administrative error, opposing sides would have no knowledge on which to base an protest. A few seasons back, Mainland Football operating under the same eligibility rules, discovered an administrative error in a player's registration 7 games into the season, and deducted all points accumulated in matches for which the player was on the team card. This decision influenced the destination of the league title.

Unknown editor edited December 06, 2020 22:42

20 Legend wrote:

Steptoe wrote:

The JourneyFan wrote:

So Auckland played an ineligible player and should have been docked 9 points but hey lets not worry about that, people make mistakes..... NZF strikes again

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/123545217/nz-football-chooses-not-to-penalise-national-womens-league-leaders-for-eligibility-error?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

This decision should be appealed - NZF would not have a leg to stand on. It MUST follow its own rules. No discretion in matters of eligibility.

They are though:

"the regulations also state that opposing teams must lodge protests regarding player eligibility within 48 hours of the match in question, which none of Central, Canterbury, or Capital did."

I read that also, but there are precedents where player ineligibility came to light outside the 48 hour window and points deductions were applied. For cases involving an obscure administrative error, opposing sides would have no knowledge on which to base an appeal. A few seasons back, Mainland Football operating under the same eligibility rules, discovered an administrative error in a player's registration 7 games into the season, and deducted all points accumulated in matches for which the player was on the team card. This decision influenced the destination of the league title.