[4][6] During the semi-final he was reporting for striking Ron Barassi and was suspended for the opening four rounds of the 1955 season.
[8] The two players received support from their teammates, who held a club meeting on the Sunday where they unanimously agreed that the action of the committee was unconstitutional.
[9] On the next Tuesday, the two players appeared before the North Melbourne committee and were reinstated on the club's training list, after signing a statement which said that the "committee of the North Melbourne Football Club acted correctly in dispensing of our services" and expressed a desire to "withdraw and apologise for statements made by us to the press".
[10][11] The reason for Icke and Grambeau being sacked was not revealed to the public, but was believed to be because the committee felt that they had not tried hard enough in the St Kilda game.
[12] Icke went straight back into the North Melbourne team, which played Collingwood in round 13.