Former Shepparton United player Joseph Perkovic will not be de registered when he completes his current six week suspension this weekend.
Perkovic, who was reported in the 2013 GVFL Grand Final against Kyabram, failed to attend the Tribunal following his report and was suspended until such time as his case was heard.
On 24 June this year Perkovic faced the Tribunal and was subsequently found guilty and suspended for six weeks.
As a result of suspensions received during the course of his playing career he now has in excess of 16 weeks suspension, which results in deregistration from participating in all roles within community football.
However, within the National Deregistration Policy there is a requirement that when a player has accumulated a suspension history of 10 weeks or more the League must advise the player and their club in writing that the player faces the risk of automatic deregistration should they incur further suspension(s) which result in reaching or exceeding 16 weeks total suspension.
It has been identified from GOTAFE GVFL records that this documentation was not provided at the required time following Perkovic’s five week suspension under Rule 5.0 Conduct Unbecoming during the 2013 season.
Therefore, Perkovic will not be deregistered at this time and he is eligible to resume his playing career.
Perkovic has also been issued with written notification that should he receive any further suspension of one week or greater then he will be deregistered in accordance with the National Deregistration Policy
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Last Modified on 14/08/2015 13:47