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[1] Despite being younger than most of those selected, Stack earned a spot in each of the side's four matches at the tournament, kicking two goals. Richmond AFL player Sydney Stack has pleaded guilty to breaching Western Australia's strict COVID-19 quarantine laws. [102][103][104] He continued as a half-back for a further two matches, but was dropped from the club's round 5 side following multiple goal-costing errors among outputs that included six and four clangers in rounds 3 and 4, respectively. Stack, 20, had been granted approval to enter WA on compassionate grounds via the G2G Pass system and arrived at Perth Airport from South Australia on December 10. [83][84], Prior to the start of the 2020 season, AFL statistics partner Champion Data rated Stack in the top tier "elite" category among general defenders in the league. [52][53] At the same time, Stack was ranked number one that season among Rising Star eligible players under Champion Data's AFL player ratings system. Richmond AFL player Sydney Stack has pleaded guilty to breaching Western Australia’s strict COVID-19 quarantine laws. Stack had travelled from Melbourne, via South Australia where there had been a COVID-19 outbreak and because of that, he was supposed to have self-isolated in Northam, about 100 kilometres east of Perth, for the following fortnight. [62][63][64][65][66] He returned for one match at AFL level but was omitted from the senior side in round 22 following a 12 disposal performance. WA's border with South Australia is still closed after a recent coronavirus scare. [28] He moved to Melbourne in December 2018 and temporarily moved in with the family of coach Damien Hardwick. Richmond AFL player Sydney Stack has pleaded guilty to breaching Western Australia's strict COVID-19 quarantine laws. [26][27], In the days following the 2018 draft, Stack was offered a chance to train with Richmond under a trial period basis. Stack is capable of playing many positions, including as a half-back or small forward, where he split his time in his first AFL and VFL seasons. [130] He was charged with failing to comply with a direction and was refused bail at a preliminary hearing the following day. [30][31], During his first AFL pre-season, Stack trained mostly with Richmond's backline unit after coaches recognised his poor aerobic fitness base that caused him to regularly vomit during running sessions would mean he could not play his natural position as an inside midfielder at AFL level. The government just turned off a $90b tap of cash. The AFL players are under investigation after the brawl outside a strip club and kebab shop on the Gold Coast in the early hours of Friday morning. Mr Percy said Stack had the support of the Richmond Football Club and he planned to return to Melbourne on Sunday, where he was going to live with a host family. Sydney Stack has admitted his body is not AFL ready but hopes to ramp up training after he was fined 6000 for breaching COVID-19 self-quarantine orders, which was discovered following a … [45][46] The following week he posted a then career-best 24 disposals, five marks and four tackles in a loss to North Melbourne, earning a nomination for the league's Rising Star award. The 20-year-old Stack was allowed to enter Western Australia for compassionate reasons via the G2G pass system and arrived at Perth Airport from South Australia on December 10. Mr Percy said at the time, Stack was suffering significant grief because of the loss of his grandfather and an uncle, and he left the Northam address because the conditions were "overcrowded and inappropriate". [108][109][110] He was eventually recalled to AFL level in round 9, splitting time between the forward line and midfield for the first time in his career, while laying a then career-best seven tackles. [124] Each player was issued with a season-ending ten-match suspension for their infractions, and both left the Richmond's Gold Coast accommodation the following day. [131][133] He was granted bail after a bail application hearing on 8 January 2021 and following a total of 19 days in the prison. [44] In round 10's Dreamtime at the 'G Indigenous culture celebration match, Stack participated in the club's pre-game war cry usually performed by non-playing club representatives. [118] Richmond's coaching staff said in 2019 that with improved fitness, Stack would be expected to move into a midfield role later in his AFL career. We asked you what you learnt from a year of lockdowns. [40][41] Stack gained significant fan and media attention in round 6's ANZAC Day eve win over Melbourne where he took a spectacular mark that was nominated for the AFL's Mark of the Week and laid a brutal-but-legal bump on Melbourne captain Jack Viney that resulted in a two-week shoulder injury to the receiving Viney. However, It was discovered the 20-year-old was actually staying at a house in suburban Belmont. [80] At season's end, Stack placed third in the league's Rising Star award and was named in the AFL players' association's 22under22 team, which recognises the best young players in the league. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. [7][1] He continued to experience housing uncertainty during his late teenage years, including living with extended family members, with his sister in Bunbury, with friends in Darwin and in a home for country footballers in Perth. Sydney Stack officially became a Richmond player in February when the Club added the Western Australia product to its Rookie List. AAP. [50][115], After briefly returning to pre-season training in December 2020, Stack was remanded in custody in his home state of Western Australia later that month, after returning for a family matter and subsequently breaching the state's strict COVID-19 quarantine requirements.[116][117]. [10][6][11][12][13] He spent just one match on the sidelines however, earning a place in the tournaments second round where he was one of the state's best players with 23 disposals and four clearances. After being undrafted in 2018, Stack was signed by Richmond as a supplemental selection in 2019 and made his AFL debut in round 3, 2019. [122], He is an Aboriginal Australian man of the Noongar people. [50][111] Stack continued to play midfield and forward minutes in AFL matches through the club's round 13 Dreamtime in Darwin Indigenous celebration game, before a minor hip injury saw him miss the club's round 14 match against West Coast. This horror moment is just the tip of an uglier iceberg", "In the mix: Who's pushing for selection in round four? Magistrate Wilson acknowledged the time Stack had spent in custody was difficul, but he said the 20-year-old now had a huge opportunity to go forward. [7] At that time, Stack played Colts football for Perth in the junior ranks of the WAFL including in 2017 where he held averages of 18 disposals per game. [2][3] His father was jailed for criminal offences in 2004 and after moving with his mother between homes in Northam, Perth, Bunbury and Koongamia, he returned to Northam at age six where he was raised under the care of his aunt. [55][56] He was exceptional in his first time playing that role, kicking four goals in a performance that saw him named among Richmond's best players by the Herald Sun, The Age and AFL Media. Richmond young gun Sydney Stack has been charged with breaching COVID-19 travel quarantine in Western Australia. "I am sure you will become a role model for many other Indigenous young people who have the same talent as you," he said. [60][61] Stack remained as a forward through the month of July, kicking three goals over his next four matches but suffering calf soreness in the lead-up to round 20's match against Melbourne that forced him to sit out that win. "I understand this is a very serious matter and I'm remorseful that I have used the state's valuable resources at this time," he said. [131][132], Stack was held on remand in Perth's Hakea Prison, where he completed a fresh 14-day health isolation period. [16], In 2018 he also played three senior-level WAFL matches for Perth, and while playing at Colts level he received the club best and fairest award and was named in the WAFL Colts Team of the Year. Richmond AFL player Sydney Stack has pleaded guilty to breaching WA's strict COVID quarantine laws, but will have to wait until March to find out his penalty. Sydney Stack (left) has played 26 matches for the Tigers in the AFL. AFL player Sydney Stack was fined $ 6,000 after pleading guilty to violating the COVID-19 self-quarantine order found when police intervened in a street fight in Perth. CCTV footage of the fight involving Sydney Stack and Callum Coleman-Jones appears to show the Richmond teammates were set upon by another man. [35][36][37] Stack was among Richmond's best players in his debut match, kicking a goal, recording 17 disposals and taking eight marks. [72][73] Stack resumed weight-assisted running one week after his surgery and was running unassisted and taking part in light drills by the middle of September. Stack appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on … [2] He remained there for three years, returning to local football before moving yet again at age 16 into the care of other relatives while sporadically attending high school at Northam Senior High School through the end of year 11 classes. [93][94][95][96][97] In what the league planned would be the first of a reduced 17-round season, the match was played without crowds in attendance due to public health prohibitions on large gatherings and with quarter lengths reduced by one fifth in order to reduce the physical load on players who would be expected to play multiple matches with short breaks in the second half of the year. [85] [47][48][49] To that point, he ranked number one among Rising Star eligible players for total intercepts, second in total marks and seventh in both total disposals and tackles that season. ", "This gives me an opportunity to publicly acknowledge some of the significant support I have received about this time, such as the Richmond Football Club, the AFL Players' Association ... my family and friends and any others who reached out to offer me support, and thanks to my lawyers as well.". Today's Budget announcement suggests so, Hundreds urged to get tested in Melbourne after 'strong and unexpected' COVID wastewater fragments, Prosecutors refuse to drop case against ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle, Rhys wanted to die alone to protect his parents. He had come to WA 10 days earlier after being allowed to enter the state to attend his grandfather's funeral. AFL player Sydney Stack will spend Christmas behind bars after allegedly breaching COVID-19 self-quarantine orders, which was discovered when police intervened in a Perth street fight. Stack appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he entered a guilty plea to one count of failing to comply with a direction. What happens now? [32][33] Over the pre-season he found a focus in improving his aerobic fitness, which club officials highlighted as a key deficiency. The AFL comes down hard on Richmond players Sydney Stack and Callum Coleman-Jones, with the Tigers pair to be sent home and suspended for … View Advanced Stats. [81][82] He also placed equal 13th in the club's best and fairest count and won the Cosgrove-Jenkins award as Richmond's best first year player. Stack and Tigers teammate Callum Coleman-Jones broke the AFL's return-to-play protocols during that night out, which ended up with them being involved in a fight at about 3.30am. 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", "Sydney Stack could be the biggest draft steal ever, says Kane Cornes", "Who wins the Rising Star? He had come to WA 10 days earlier after being allowed to enter the state to attend his grandfather's funeral. [48], In the early hours of the morning of 4 September 2020, Stack, alongside teammate Callum Coleman-Jones, was fined for Public Nuisance by Queensland Police following an alteration with a member of the public outside a Gold Coast kebab shop. He unsuccessfully pleaded with a … [100][101] After an 11-week hiatus, Stack contributed a career-low four disposals from half-back in a round 2 draw with Collingwood in early-June. All square in footy's nail-biting return", "In the mix: Who's pushing for selection in round three? These were your answers, Brisbane Airport 'unreservedly apologises' for international arrivals COVID-19 breach, TGA calls for calm over COVID vaccine after the deaths of two men with 'various clotting disorders', Masked intruder robs parents whose three children were killed by drunk driver, For some, 'it’s a brighter day'. [76][77] Stack played on reduced minutes and suffered a fresh minor rolled ankle in the match, notching a total of six disposals as his side won the club's first reserves premiership since 1997. [134][135][136] Stack eventually pleaded guilty on one count of failing to comply with a direction at a Magistrates Court hearing on 20 January, and will remain on bail before a sentencing hearing on 25 March. [50][112][113] He returned to reserves level for one week, before committing a breach of the league's COVID-19 safety protocols in early September that saw Stack handed a league-imposed 10-match suspension. She didn't survive it, Two Australian cricketers prove it's still possible to fly home from India, Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly threatened to sue ex-wife over defamation case evidence, court told, Staffer sacked for masturbating on MP's desk makes report to police, Is the Liberal Party going back to its Menzies roots? However, Magistrate Stephen Wilson rejected the application, saying the offence was too serious for a conviction not to be recorded. He played junior representative football with Perth in the WAFL and represented Western Australia at national championships at under 18 level where he was named All-Australian in 2018. Stack and Tigers teammate Callum Coleman-Jones broke the AFL’s return-to-play protocols during that night out, which ended up with them being involved in a fight at about 3.30am. He began pre-season training in November 2019 and spent the summer training as a half-back and a small forward. His lawyer, Tom Percy QC, said after his arrest Stack spent three weeks in custody in Hakea Prison — his first time in jail — which had "a marked effect" on him. During today's court appearance, Mr Percy described his client as being only about "25 per cent" ready, with Stack saying his body was not yet "AFL ready". [14] In a later match against Vic Country, Stack recorded 22 disposals, thanks largely to a prolific second half performance. [114] With Stack ineligible to compete in the remaining two regular season games or the finals series, he left the club's Gold Coast accommodation the following day, ending his season after nine matches at AFL level in 2020. Stack, who last year breached AFL COVID-19 protocols by attending a Gold Coast strip club, was arrested after he was given a 'move on' notice by police in the early hours of December 19 last year, in the Northbridge entertainment precinct. [9], After earning selection to the Western Australian squad competing at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships, Stack was left out of the state's round 1 side for missing a compulsory training session the day after getting into a physical altercation over family disputes at a birthday celebration. Stack appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he entered a guilty plea to one count of failing to comply with a direction. Richmond AFL player Sydney Stack has escaped with a $6,000 fine for breaching Western Australia 's strict Covid-19 quarantine laws. Stack was born in Northam, Western Australia, a country town 97 kilometres east-northeast of Perth. 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