... I am trying to work out whether you are seriously implying that the New South Wales state police deliberately did this to *checks notes* nobble the Phoenix?!? The first thing to note is why would anyone from Sydney do anything to help MVFC!
But much more seriously, I think they've made their argument pretty well. The last (attempted) crime happened in the elimination playoff. The arrests had to be made before the players went overseas. So there was a quite short time frame.
But much more seriously, I think they've made their argument pretty well. The last (attempted) crime happened in the elimination playoff. The arrests had to be made before the players went overseas. So there was a quite short time frame.
I think it’s a miracle that with the Aussie gambling culture and the ubiquitous sport that Bacchus is the first Aussie I’ve heard of arrested for spot or match fixing.
I imagine if interests have the potential to get seriously hurt…
Not Fox or 7….
But sure what you say is…kind of fair enough. NSW cops playing Siccario dress ups to arrest a Kiwi and a Mexican.
With the Aussies they are aside from the Indian stars, some of the highest paid players in the world. Cummins as Aussie captain would be on a base salary 5-10 times higher than Southee. Even a state player with a BBL contract could be on $200-300K plus. More again with other T20 gigs around the world, or some English county stuff. In an old Melbs banking role came across D Hussey's fins once (too late to sack me) and he was doing okay, and that was 10+ years ago.
In cricket those mostly caught match fixing have been from poorer cricket nations where the money on offer can be life changing. Or like Cairns you are just not very smart. Met the guy once, and have friends who went to school with him. Great sportsman. Not much else. Lou Vincent had a mental health battle going on, and it seems he was manipulated by Player X. Tuffey I don't know. But cricketers were paid alot less back then before T20 took off.
Warne & Waugh were guilty 30 years ago in another era, pre the Hanse Cronje mess. Today yes they would face bans, ACB wouldn't be able to sweep it under the carpet like they did back in 94/95.
A Collingwood AFL player got banned for 10 matches in 2019, for three Collingwood-outcome bets across three separate games, which included wagering on himself.
A Tigers NRL player Tim Simona got a NRL life ban in 2017, for betting on NRL games. He went in played in France a few years later, but basically his career was sunk.
The various codes hammer into the players, you offend you will be punished. Davila likely thought, he could get away with it by taking his bets to the UK via Sth America.