Crows chief executive Steven Trigg speaks to the media at Crows HQ the day after the AFL Commission. Picture: Dylan Coker. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)
BESIEGED Crows chief Steven Trigg has the backing of the Adelaide football community, with heavyweights Leigh Whicker, Bill Sanders, Malcolm Blight and Graham Cornes all applauding the club's decision to retain him.
SANFL general manager Whicker said the state league fully supported the decision of the Adelaide board.
"Steven Trigg is an outstanding administrator," Mr Whicker said.
"From the SANFL point of view, we strongly support Steven's continuation in the role he has been so successful in.
"Steven has been very forthright and open through this process. I've known Steven for a long while and his integrity is unquestionable.
"There's a very fine line in all sports that you can step over. I don't think a person's career and long term future should be severed due to one oversight. In general life and business people do make mistakes.
"I think the penalty has been very severe.
"I think the Adelaide Football Club is on the cusp of delivering something very special in the next few years. Once the ball is bounced in March, the fans will be there behind the club."
Inaugural chief executive Sanders said the decision was in the best interests of the club.
"I'm very pleased for Steven's sake," he said.
"Any decision the board makes must be in the best interests of the football club and I'm sure that would have been their major consideration.
"Steven has done an excellent job for the Crows."
Sanders backed Chapman to get the job done during Trigg's absence, but conceded the suspension came at a tricky time for the club.
"The contingency they have in place with Rob Chapman stepping in should cover it.
"It is not an ideal time, particularly given the issues that are in front of the club at the moment - the license and Adelaide Oval just to name two.
"However they have got to make the best of it and overcome it with the best ways and means possible."
Inaugural Crows coach Cornes said he absolutely backed the club's decision to stick by Trigg.
"I thought the penalty handed down to Steven Trigg (by the AFL) was just ridiculously excessive," he said.
"As the tribunal has indicated, this is not a hanging offence.
"Steven Trigg stood to gain no personal benefit."
Dual premiership coach Blight said also he was pleased for Trigg.
"The board are put in place to adjudicate all those things and if they see fit (to keep him) good on them," he said.
"I'm pleased for Steven."
AFL media manager Patrick Keane said the league had stated on Friday it would back whatever the board decided.
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