Overview
- The appeals court dismissed MacGill’s challenge on Wednesday, upholding his 2025 jury conviction for taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug relating to 250g or less of cocaine.
- Judge Nicole Noman’s sentence — a 22‑month intensive corrections order and 495 hours of community service — remains in force and does not include a prison term.
- MacGill was acquitted at trial of the more serious charge of supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, a distinction that limited his exposure to a jail sentence.
- Trial material reported that the exchange organised under his Neutral Bay restaurant in April 2021 was valued at about Aus$330,000, that MacGill had regular cocaine use and that a later ripoff led to his assault and kidnapping.
- Once a Test cricketer, MacGill now faces continuing legal and personal consequences from the conviction, including the demands of the intensive corrections order and damage to his reputation and work prospects.