Darley's Abe Kur has escaped suspension once again following a successful appeal to AFL Victoria.
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Kur had an original one-match ban for his involvement in a half time incident during the Ballarat Football League senior preliminary final against East Point thrown out on Monday night.
AFL Victoria instead handed Kur a severe reprimand, meaning he is free to play in round one next season.
Kirstie Fitzgerald, a communications manager at AFL Victoria, told The Courier that Kur entered a plea of guilty and that the appeal was only against the sanction he received.
She said the appeal was upheld and that no sanction would be recorded.
Kur's teammate Brian Graham also lodged an appeal to AFL Victoria, which was heard on Monday night.
He was challenging liability and sanction, but was unsuccessful. That means his two-game suspension will remain.
The BFL released a statement on Friday last week following an investigation into the September 15 incident. It detailed that Kur and Graham were referred onto the AFL Goldfields Independent Tribunal on a charge of unbecoming conduct and subsequently suspended.
A range of other sanctions were handed down to Darley, East Point and a Kangaroos supporter.
Kur was also successful at appeal earlier in the year when a two-game ban for kneeing was overturned. Kur had originally been suspended for his actions during a post-match on-field brawl at Darley Park on Saturday, June 30.