Tippett was hoping to get to the Sydney Swans during the AFL Trade Period but an AFL investigation into his last contract with Adelaide derailed the trade.
AFLPA Player Relations Manager Ian Prendergast said the fact Tippett was unable to move was "incredibly disappointing".
"Whilst we understand the gravity of the allegations being investigated by the AFL, and respect the AFL’s role, it’s incredibly disappointing that Kurt Tippett hasn’t been able to secure a trade today," Prendergast told AFL.com.au on Friday.
"Particularly given that for the past three years the player has been of the understanding that the club had committed to a trade happening."
He indicated the AFLPA was disappointed Tippett was not able to reach his preferred destination.
"That a club would seek to secure a player’s services for an extra three years by agreeing to trade at the end of the contract, and for that to not occur, is completely unsatisfactory.
"We are also mindful that this outcome has not only impacted on Kurt, but also another player who is an innocent third party unfairly caught up in these circumstances."
The Swans' Jesse White was inadvertently caught up in the fiasco when his proposed trade to Adelaide as part of the deal was thwarted because of the controversy.
The potential trade involving Tippett for pick No.23 and White was ready to happen last Friday before it was halted.
White still has one year to run on his contract with the Swans however he had expressed a desire to be traded at the start of the trade period after just three games in 2012.
Crows accused of $200k rort
The 2009 deal subject to the investigation was allegedly entered into separately from Tippett's official playing contract lodged with the AFL.
It stated the Crows would trade Tippett to the club of his choice at the end of his playing contract for a second-round pick, an arrangement that might constitute draft tampering.
It also reportedly guaranteed Tippett $200,000 outside his playing contract, to be paid to him by third-party companies or the Crows.
The AFL announced at the end of the AFL trade period that Tippett could nominate for November's NAB AFL Draft and December's pre-season draft pending the results of its investigation and subject to its approval.
