The Tribunal: Diesel

Game
Charge
Victim
Club
Penalty


Round 21, 1992
Striking
Lazar Vidovic
St Kilda
Not Guilty


Round 13, 1994
Striking
Robert Harvey
St Kilda
Not Guilty


Semi Final, 1994
Disputing a Decision
Some Umpire!
N/A
Guilty – $1,000


Round 22, 1995
Abusive language
Darren Goldspink
N/A
Guilty – 1 week


Round 1, 1997
Unduly interfering with an Umpire
Andrew Coates
N/A
Guilty – 9 weeks


Round 2, 1997
Kneeing
Dean Laidley
North Melbourne
Guilty – 3 weeks

In Diesel’s time at Carlton, he was reported 6 times for suspensions totalling 13 weeks. This total includes the 9 week penalty for interfering with an Umpire, from Round 1, 1997, which was appealed.

Whilst up at Sydney, Williams was sentenced for 5 weeks for striking Blue David Rhys-Jones in Round 11, 1989. Other large suspensions were incurred whilst at the Swans for striking David Grenvold (6 weeks in 1990) and David Hart (4 weeks in 1991).

Also of note is Diesel’s two suspensions in State Games; initially getting 1 week for striking Blue Jon Dorotich in a Victoria v WA fixture in 1987, and then getting 2 weeks for striking McIntosh of South Australia in 1988.