Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill has avoided jail after being found guilty of taking part in the supply of cocaine in Sydney. The 54-year-old went on trial over allegations he participated in the supply of a large commercial quantity of the prohibited drug, after he introduced his cocaine dealer to his partner's brother in 2021.
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00:00Well, Judge Nicole Noman sentenced Stuart McGill to a one-year and 10-month imprisonment
00:08to be served in the community by way of an intensive correction order.
00:13Now, the court was told that Mr McGill's introduction of his dealer to his then partner's brother
00:19led to the exchange of $330,000 for a kilogram of cocaine.
00:25Now, that deal was later linked to the very violent kidnapping of Mr McGill.
00:30Now, the judge said that although his knowledge was limited, his conduct resulted in the supply
00:36of that one kilogram of cocaine.
00:39Now, the judge also described his offending as a colossal lapse of judgment and said that
00:44his testimony was implausible.
00:47Now, we heard from his barrister, Toss Hodgson, outside the court this morning.
00:52He described it as a win of sorts, that sentencing, but he also signalled that there was more
00:57to come.
00:58Here's what he had to say.
00:59Mr McGill's avoided a custodial sentence.
01:02However, consideration will be given to an appeal, certainly in relation to both sentence
01:07and conviction.
01:10Now, as he was listening to the sentencing inside the courtroom, Mr McGill showed little
01:14to no emotion as he also left the court.
01:17He did not speak to the media pack.
01:19But when we spoke to his barrister, he did say that he also found that the sentencing
01:23was a win of sorts.