Carlton’s lawyer is the club’s “September secret weapon”, having won his past six Tribunal cases — and he has a son who is on recruiters’ draft boards.
Watch every game of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?However, while his legal mind is a massive asset for Carlton, O’Farrell’s connection to the AFL runs further than defending the Blues’ misdeeds.“He is the man that sets Carlton players free week after week, year after year — he has changed the history books of our game, this man,” Landsberger said with a smirk on Wednesday night.
“Last year, he got Jack Martin off to play in a preliminary final. Now, on Tuesday night he took aim at Rhyan Mansell’s character — he said it was his fault.”Since the Cripps triumph, O’Farrell last year successfully vacated bans for Nic Newman , Harry McKay , Adam Cerra , and Boyd on Tuesday night. He got Martin’s two-game suspension downgraded to one in late 2023.