Talk around the traps is that LHC believe they were told by CF that dispensation were either granted or not needed. So perhaps there was some miscommunication or misunderstanding.
Sounds hard to believe. If they had evidence of this I doubt we would be in this situation.
Some talk that the nix thought they had cart blanche permission from NZF to play whatever ages they like (despite this being LH)
I think a broad dispensation for the Nix/LH would be a reasonable accommodation, but unless the regulations are updated & the rest of the league is made aware of it then it shouldn't have happened. If the appeal stands it'll be a farce (so based on my experiences with Capital Football I fully expect the appeal to succeed).