McKay and Pyman, who had warned only the AFL's struggling clubs (, ,  and ) against drafting them, but had not contrived to end up at a specific club, were fined only $10,000 and were permitted to continue playing for their new clubs. zone selection Nathan Buckley and the North Melbourne Football Club were also forced to defend accusations that they had come to a draft-tampering agreement for Buckley to later be traded to North Melbourne, but after a long and costly legal battle both parties were found not guilty.
McKay and Pyman, who had warned only the struggling AFL clubs (Carlton, Essendon, and Collingwood) against being picked by them, but not deliberately avoided being chosen by a specific club, were fined $10,000 and permitted to continue playing for their new teams. Additionally, Nathan Buckley and the North Melbourne Football Club faced allegations of draft-tampering, but after a lengthy and costly legal battle, both parties were found not guilty.