Tippett's manager cops one year

Player agent and former Lions media manager Peter Blucher, right, pictured here with Michael Voss. Source: Gold Coast Bulletin

KURT Tippett's manager Peter Blucher has been stripped of his player-manager accreditation for 12 months in the final chapter of Adelaide's draft and salary-cap cheating.

Blucher was yesterday banned by the AFL Players' Association and must re-apply for his licence if he wants to continue after it was found he acted "negligently" over the illegal contract Tippett signed with Adelaide in 2009.

The AFL probe has already resulted in Tippett being fined $50,000 and suspended for the first half of the AFL season; the Crows fined $300,000 and excluded from the first two rounds of the 2013 national draft; and three Crows current and past officials suspended and fined.

Tippett has joined Sydney, but he will have to make do without his manager for at least the next 12 months.

The AFLPA's Agents Appeals Board - the same group who outed controversial agent Ricky Nixon for two years in 2011 - yesterday ruled that Blucher failed to meet the standards expected of an AFL player agent.

AFLPA general manager of player relations Ian Prendergast said the decision was unanimous.

"The board has found Peter Blucher was in breach of his obligation to act in the legitimate best interests of his client Kurt Tippett and breached his obligations to act in a professional manner and to exercise due care and skills at all times," Prendergast said.

"(He) engaged in conduct that was detrimental to his client and made false declarations as an agent."

Prendergast said about 45 players at Velocity Sports, the company for which Blucher works, would be affected by the ban.

He said the AFLPA had no power to punish a company - only individuals who have accreditation - but said a tightening of the rules could change things in the future.

"We have just introduced amended regulations on the first of January this year which are certainly broader in terms of our ability to capture other people," Prendergast said.

Blucher made a submission to the board yesterday, which included character references from club chief executives, captains and coaches.

Prendergast said Blucher showed remorse, but would have to undertake a three-hour course after his suspension to regain accreditation.

Kurt Tippett is one of many players over time who have looked for a new home. Source: Herald Sun

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