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According to the Court of Arbitration for Sport database, Australia has 19 arbitrators who could fill the three positions available to hear the World Anti-Doping Authority's case appeal against the 34 former and current Essendon players.
Two of these candidates are Brian Collis, the chairman of the AFL tribunal, and David Grace, the president of Athletics Australia and the barrister who represented 32 of the 34 Essendon players. The two remaining players, Stewart Crameri now with the Western Bulldogs and Brent Prismall, with the Dogs' VFL side, had their own representation through Rob Stary lawyers.
Grace is expected to represent the players once again before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning he would not be considered for an arbitration role. As Collis is involved in the AFL, he almost certainly would not be considered.
WADA will get to choose one arbitrator, the players another, while CAS will select the chairperson.
Legal sources have suggested WADA may even look to an overseas-based arbitrator, to bring a fresh perspective to a case which so far has only been circumstantial.
The list of Australian CAS arbitrators are:
Annabelle Bennett: Sydney-based judge
David Bloom: Sydney-based barrister
John Boultbee: Sydney-based lawyer
Bruce Collins: Sydney-based Queens Counsel
Brian Collis: Melbourne-based chairman AFL tribunal
Jerrold Cripps: Sydney-based barrister
Robert Ellicott: Sydney-based barrister
Arthur Emmett: Sydney-based judge
Noah David Grace: Melbourne-based barrister and solicitor, president Athletics Australia
Roger Gyles: Sydney-based barrister, mediator, arbitrator
Malcolm Holmes: Sydney-based barrister
David Ipp: Sydney-based judge
Dr Tricia Kavanagh: Retired Sydney-based judge
Henric Nicholas: Sydney-based judge
Hayden Opie: Melbourne-based solicitor
Rauf Soulio: Adelaide-based judge
James Spigelman: Retired Sydney-based judge
Alan Sullivan: Sydney-based lawyer
Neil Young: Melbourne-based barrister-at-law