Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

[Topdog]

IMO he shouldn't. No one who "Cheats" the public should be allowed to head an AFL club and surely shouldn't be trusted.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22599195-661,00.html

CONFESSED price-fixer Richard Pratt faces a $36 million fine after a court heard he was a cheat who had betrayed the public.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

Well he should be in jail and if he can't continue his president's role from there then no.
Realistically I don't think the AFL could do much. They didn't comment when Eddie was pushing Collingwood all through the media and didn't sack Elliot when the rorts were found.

Carlton's culture is to cheat and its president is usually a corporate crook so nothing has changed.
What I want to AFL to investigate is how Judd became a Carlton player and all assoicated with that salary cap, deals, etc. I can't believe that's its all above board.

[westdog54]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

Well he should be in jail and if he can't continue his president's role from there then no.
Realistically I don't think the AFL could do much. They didn't comment when Eddie was pushing Collingwood all through the media and didn't sack Elliot when the rorts were found.

Carlton's culture is to cheat and its president is usually a corporate crook so nothing has changed.
What I want to AFL to investigate is how Judd became a Carlton player and all assoicated with that salary cap, deals, etc. I can't believe that's its all above board.

Particularly since Greg Swann has supposedly claimed that Carlton have room in the cap to take a player in the PSD

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

Particularly since Greg Swann has supposedly claimed that Carlton have room in the cap to take a player in the PSD

I've been told that Judd will be employed by Visy paper in an 'Environmental' role. Is this right?

If it is you can forget about the salary cap.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

I've been told that Judd will be employed by Visy paper in an 'Environmental' role. Is this right?

If it is you can forget about the salary cap.

To: The Australian Taxation Office

Dear Sir,

I wish to confirm the following:

I am currently employed in a full time capacity by Visy Paper as an enviromental consultant/ambassador. My annual salary is $1,500,000 p.a.

Furthermore, I work in a part time capacity for the Carlton Football Club as a football player. My annual salary is $225,000 p.a.

I trust that this clarifies any perceived misunderstandings you may have.

Yours Sincerely,



Chris Judd

[Topdog]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

I've been told that Judd will be employed by Visy paper in an 'Environmental' role. Is this right?

If it is you can forget about the salary cap.

He either is employed in that role or it will be announced in the next week.

[FrediKanoute]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

Its an interesting point in regards whether people with criminal convitions should be permitted to hold an office in a football club. areguably club's are not just corporations, but community organisations which are manged on trust by the club's administration, the beneficiaries being the supporters, club members etc. It is arguable on that point whether a club would be acting in the best interets of its fans by appointing someone who has criminal convictions to a senior role.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

He shouldn't be allowed to but given he has friends in high places he will be given the all clear.
I think 98% of all Australians would have received a jail sentence.

[The Underdog]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

I still think in Australia you get the justice you can afford!

Being a white collar criminal is one of the most financially rewarding careers you can undertake if you can afford the lawyers to get you off. What's a $36 mil fine against a $700mil profit?

Bring on those class actions Slater and Gordon.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

IMO he shouldn't. No one who "Cheats" the public should be allowed to head an AFL club and surely shouldn't be trusted.

Exactly, it definitely casts a different light on him now. Fine, he admitted he did wrong, but only because he had to.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

I think 98% of all Australians would have received a jail sentence.

0% of Australians would have received a jail sentence.

The maximum penalty that can be applied is $40m. The judge could not send him to jail.

If he did the same thing in America, he would have got 5 to 10 years jail.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

0% of Australians would have received a jail sentence.

The maximum penalty that can be applied is $40m. The judge could not send him to jail.

If he did the same thing in America, he would have got 5 to 10 years jail.

Then the law here is wrong.
$40m was nothing to him considering he would have made billions from the dealings. I only hope the other companys sue the pants off him.
I think the law in the US is he would have to forego his company as well?

[Missing Dog]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

Then the law here is wrong.

Absolutely

[LostDoggy]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

Someone please remind me how Elliot didn't have to go to jail?

[Twodogs]

Re: Should Pratt be allowed to continue?

Someone please remind me how Elliot didn't have to go to jail?

Because his lawyers ran a brilliant defence that not only got him off but directly led to the abolition of the National Crime Authority which was the force that brought the charges against him.