McMahon Services, a South Australian-based resource company, paid the full-forward $20,000 to $30,000 a year for two years, while club sponsor Amcor Packaging was also approached over a third-party deal for the 25-year-old. Balfours Bakery diverted $30,000 from a club sponsorship to Tippett at the written request of the Crows, with one other, unknown company also caught in the scandal. It is not yet known which company paid the extra money to van Berlo, who became Adelaide's captain last year, or how much the West Australian was offered. The Crows were on Thursday forced to delist young midfielder Nick Joyce, pledging to redraft the 2011 draftee at the ''earliest opportunity'' after its hearing before the AFL Commission on Monday. Told by the AFL it could not delist Tippett ahead of the hearing, Adelaide needed to clear an extra spot on its list so that it could make its compulsory three selections at next week's national draft. Adelaide is bracing to be excluded from the first few rounds of the draft pending Monday's hearing, meaning it must hope no other club chooses Joyce before it has a chance to select him with a late pick.

"The club is working closely with Nick's management and discussing the variety of options, with Nick's welfare being of the highest importance,'' said list manager David Noble. Adelaide must answer three charges over its recontracting of Tippett before the commission, regarding alleged conduct in breach of the total player payment rules and draft manipulation. In addition to sourcing third-party deals for Tippett, the Crows also promised in writing to trade the forward to the club of his choice when his contract ended this year. Adelaide confessed to the secret arrangements late in the trade period having failed to work a deal with Sydney. Tippett shocked the Crows when he told them at the end of last season that he wanted to join the Swans.

Crows chief executive Steven Trigg must answer three charges, former football manager John Reid must answer two, while current football boss Phil Harper is facing one charge. Tippett, who could possibly be deregistered for his part in the secret dealings and is hoping to still join the Swans via the pre-season draft, must answer two charges. After promising in writing to trade Tippett cheaply to the club he wanted to join, the club then forwarded a second letter to the Queenslander and his manager Peter Blucher, removing details of the third party arrangements as well as an instruction not to tell the AFL of the secret deal. Fairfax Media revealed details of the agreement with Balfours on Wednesday, after the league unearthed written correspondence from Harper to the South Australian bakery. The Balfours deal was lodged with the AFL, however it is understood that the written agreement instructing Balfours to divert the $30,000 to Tippett was not.

Loading Adelaide issued a statement after the initial charges were laid against Trigg, Reid and the club on Monday, saying the club ''notes that this matter is being investigated by the AFL as a direct result of our decision to report it and offer full assistance to the investigation''. The statement also said the club ''draws attention to its exemplary record and reputation of total and willing compliance with all AFL rules that govern the draft and total player payments over the past 22 years''.